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

The Volvo Xc40 Rdesign Pro B4 Mhev Awd A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 16.7 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 590 individual Volvo Xc40 Rdesign Pro B4 Mhev Awd A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate93.4%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+16.7 points
Tests analysed590
Average mileage at test26,262 miles
Average year of manufacture2021
Reliability rank207 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 93.4% first-time pass rate means roughly 7 in every 100 Volvo Xc40 Rdesign Pro B4 Mhev Awd 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 Rdesign Pro B4 Mhev Awd A tested had covered 26,262 miles and was built around 2021.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Volvo Xc40 Rdesign Pro B4 Mhev Awd A bought as a 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 Rdesign Pro B4 Mhev Awd A

  1. A tyre seriously damaged, 4.4% of tests (2.18x the national rate for this defect)
  2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1% of tests
  3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.5% of tests
  4. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.4% of tests
  5. Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value, 0.4% of tests (29.88x the national rate for this defect)
  6. Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 0.1% of tests
  7. Reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface, 0.1% of tests (4.85x the national rate for this defect)
  8. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.1% of tests
  9. 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, 0.1% of tests
  10. Bumper insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, 0.1% of tests (1.45x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,024 DVSA-tracked Volvo Xc40 Rdesign Pro B4 Mhev Awd A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.59% of these flagged Volvo Xc40 Rdesign Pro B4 Mhev Awd A defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Volvo Xc40 Rdesign Pro B4 Mhev Awd A pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Volvo Xc40 Rdesign Pro B4 Mhev Awd A year:

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