Petrol Volvo V40: MOT pass rate

79.4% of petrol Volvo V40s pass the MOT first time, measured across 36,304 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 52,704.

Petrol against the other Volvo V40 versions

Why the fuel type changes the number

Petrol cars avoid the DPF and emissions failures that catch diesels, and usually fail on the same consumables as any other car.

On the Volvo V40 specifically, petrol is the strongest at 79.4%, and this petrol version sits 3 points above the 76.4% model average.

What it means if you are buying one

The petrol Volvo V40 is the stronger side of this model on MOT data. Still judge the individual car, but the fuel type is a mild point in its favour. Buying a damaged one? run it through the analyzer, check the exact car, decode the VIN and check the mileage before you bid.

Mileage is part of the answer

The average petrol Volvo V40 had covered 52,704 miles at test, against 85,207 for the diesel. That is around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does.

Fuel type and mileage are tangled together: diesels are usually bought by higher-mileage drivers, so some of any gap between fuels is the miles rather than the engine. The per-year figures on the Volvo V40 page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.

Most common MOT failures on a petrol Volvo V40

1. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 6.6% of tests (2.87x the national rate for this defect)
2. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 3% of tests (1.77x the national rate for this defect)
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 4.3% of tests (1.55x the national rate for this defect)
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.9% of tests (1.36x the national rate for this defect)
5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.7% of tests
6. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1.7% of tests
7. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.4% of tests
8. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.2% of tests
9. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.1% of tests
10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 1.1% of tests

From 36,426 DVSA-tracked petrol Volvo V40 tests, 2024, split out from the Volvo V40's other fuel types. DVSA testers marked 8.14% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 5.11% nationally. See which fuel type fails on the most dangerous defects nationally for how that compares across the whole fleet.

Most common MOT advisories on a petrol Volvo V40

Flagged but doesn't fail the car, a different list from the failures above.

1. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 1.9% of tests (1.76x the national rate for this defect)
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 14.2% of tests (1.52x the national rate for this defect), also fails
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 21.1% of tests (1.37x the national rate for this defect), also fails
4. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 1% of tests (1.2x the national rate for this defect)
5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 25.6% of tests, also fails
6. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 7.9% of tests
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 5.7% of tests, also fails
8. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 3.1% of tests
9. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 2.2% of tests
10. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 1.6% of tests

From 36,426 DVSA-tracked petrol Volvo V40 tests, 2024.

Other Volvo V40 fuel types

• Diesel Volvo V40 - 74.7%

All Volvo V40 MOT data · Every model