Volvo Xc40 Inscription Pro B4 Mhev A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Volvo Xc40 Inscription Pro B4 Mhev A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 17.7 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,262 individual Volvo Xc40 Inscription Pro B4 Mhev A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 94.4% first-time pass rate means roughly 6 in every 100 Volvo Xc40 Inscription Pro B4 Mhev As presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Volvo Xc40 Inscription Pro B4 Mhev A tested had covered 26,192 miles and was built around 2020.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Volvo Xc40 Inscription Pro B4 Mhev A sits 17.7 points above the national average, ranked 95 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Volvo Xc40 Inscription Pro B4 Mhev A

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.7% of tests
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.2% of tests
3. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.5% of tests
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.5% of tests
5. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
6. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.2% of tests
7. A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber, 0.2% of tests
8. An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.2% of tests
9. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.2% of tests
10. A suspension component fractured or likely to fail, 0.1% of tests (1.24x the national rate for this defect)

From 2,260 DVSA-tracked Volvo Xc40 Inscription Pro B4 Mhev A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.6% of these flagged Volvo Xc40 Inscription Pro B4 Mhev A defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Volvo Xc40 Inscription Pro B4 Mhev A

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Volvo Xc40 Inscription Pro B4 Mhev A before it actually fails on it.

1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 24.6% of tests, also fails
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 4.6% of tests, also fails
3. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.8% of tests, also fails
4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 1.9% of tests
5. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.8% of tests
6. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.4% of tests
7. A seat belt webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened, 0.4% of tests
8. An obstruction significantly affecting the driver's view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible, 0.3% of tests (3.24x the national rate for this advisory)
9. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.2% of tests
10. Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 0.2% of tests

From 2,260 DVSA-tracked Volvo Xc40 Inscription Pro B4 Mhev A tests, 2024.

Volvo Xc40 Inscription Pro B4 Mhev A pass rate by model year

From its 2020 to its 2021 model year, the Volvo Xc40 Inscription Pro B4 Mhev A's first-time pass rate has fallen 1.1 points, from 95.3% to 94.2%, an unusual pattern where even its newest years fail more than its oldest. First-time pass rate for each Volvo Xc40 Inscription Pro B4 Mhev A year:

• 2020 Volvo Xc40 Inscription Pro B4 Mhev A - 95.3% first-time pass, 1,166 tests
• 2021 Volvo Xc40 Inscription Pro B4 Mhev A - 94.2% first-time pass, 1,058 tests

Other Volvo models

• Volvo V40 - 76.1%
• Volvo Xc60 - 81.2%
• Volvo Xc90 - 75.2%
• Volvo Xc40 - 90.5%
• Volvo V70 - 69%
• Volvo V60 - 79%
• Volvo V50 - 60.4%
• Volvo C30 - 65.2%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Ford Kuga St-Line X Edition Hev Cvt - 94.5%
• Land Rover Defender Hse D Mhev Auto - 94.5%
• Suzuki Vitara Sz-T Boosterjet Mhev - 94.4%
• Mazda Cx-30 Sport Lux Mhev Auto - 94.4%
• Ferrari F430 - 94.4%
• Ferrari 360 - 94.4%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
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• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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