2013 Volvo V40: MOT pass rate and common faults
Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 65.0% to 66.8% (±0.9 points).
That is about average: the difference from the average for all vehicles first used in 2013 (65.8%) is within the margin of error. These cars were about 12 years old at the test.
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Failure areas compared with all 2013 vehicles
Compared with all vehicles first used in 2013, failures are more common in brakes (1.2×) and tyres (1.2×), and less common in lights and electrics (0.8×), body, chassis, structure (0.9×), windscreen, wipers, mirrors (0.6×) and steering (0.2×). Other differences are within the margin of error.
- Suspension12.9 in 100 tests1.0× compared with 12.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2013
- Lights and electrics11.4 in 100 tests0.8× compared with 14.1 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2013
- Brakes9.2 in 100 tests1.2× compared with 7.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2013
- Tyres7.7 in 100 tests1.2× compared with 6.7 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2013
- Body, chassis, structure3.4 in 100 tests0.9× compared with 3.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2013
- Noise, emissions, leaks3.2 in 100 tests0.9× compared with 3.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2013
- Windscreen, wipers, mirrors2.8 in 100 tests0.6× compared with 4.6 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2013
- Seat belts and airbags0.8 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2013
- Steering0.5 in 100 tests0.2× compared with 2.7 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2013
- Wheels0.5 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2013
All vehicles first used in 2013: the 203 models in our data, 1,963,366 tests (96.9% of all 2,025,441 tests on vehicles first used in 2013). Areas with fewer than 50 failures in a model aren't published, so an area is only compared when that leaves the all-vehicles figure at most 10% short; otherwise it shows –.
After an MOT advisory
Tyres
Of 2013 Volvo V40 cars that passed their 2024 MOT with a tyre advisory and came back for their next MOT 10–14 months later, 10.5% failed on tyres, against 6.2% of similar cars with nothing noted. Based on 1,464 and 4,173 cars.
Cars not tested again in that window are not included: 9.8% of those with a tyre advisory and 9.0% of the others.
Brakes
Of 2013 Volvo V40 cars that passed their 2024 MOT with a brake advisory and came back for their next MOT 10–14 months later, 11.3% failed on brakes, against 7.4% of similar cars with nothing noted. Based on 1,020 and 4,621 cars.
Cars not tested again in that window are not included: 10.3% of those with a brake advisory and 9.0% of the others.
Not enough 2013 Volvo V40 cars with a suspension advisory to show a figure for this year alone.
Similar cars are the same model, first-use year and mileage band. Areas are the DVSA's top-level groups, so the later fail may not be the fault that was advised. These figures describe what happened to these cars. They don't show what a repair would have changed.
Volvo V40, all first-use years togetherHow we worked this outAll models compared, with the dataWhat MOT data can't tell you about any 2013 Volvo V40
Outstanding finance, write-offs, theft and plate changes aren't in MOT records. For a particular car, you need a history check.
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