Volvo C40 MOT reliability

Volvo C40s passed their MOT first time 90% of the time across 2,003 tests in 2025. 6,864 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

90%

MOTs analysed

2,003

Still licensed (GB)

6,864

Body type

Suv

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2021 electric

26 MOTs

These figures come from 26 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 92%. Typical mileage 28,002 (most between 21,539 and 33,492).

2024: 96% → 2025: 92%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (7.7%)
Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (3.8%)

Where 2021 C40s fail

Wheels & tyres

7.7%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.