# Volvo XC40 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Volvo XC40 passes its MOT first time 90% of the time, from 88,848 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 90%
- MOT tests analysed: 88,848 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Wheels & tyres
- Licensed in Great Britain: 181,108 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | Hybrid | 16 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Hybrid | 596 | 96% |
| 2023 | Electric | 218 | 91% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 10,233 | 93% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 4,095 | 91% |
| 2022 | Electric | 2,519 | 90% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 12,884 | 92% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 10,297 | 90% |
| 2021 | Electric | 1,762 | 87% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 42 (few mots) | 88% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 13,615 | 89% |
| 2020 | Hybrid | 8,087 | 92% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 2,751 | 89% |
| 2020 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 9,657 | 88% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 5,376 | 86% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 3,536 | 88% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 3,152 | 87% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 7 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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