Volvo V40 - 2012
213.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volvo V40, model year 2012.
Sample size: 2,424 cars, 5,229 tests and 11,142 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 2,424 cars
The 2012 Volvo V40 has an overall defect rate of 213 per 100 vehicles, which is 13% lower than the average for its year, indicating that it performs better in terms of reliability. Notably, it shows exceptional results in the steering category, with a defect rate of just 2%, compared to the average of 13%. Additionally, the V40 also fares better in visibility, body/structure, equipment, and other categories, all showing significantly lower defect rates than the average. Mileage trends suggest that defect rates increase with higher mileage, but the V40's overall performance remains consistently strong across all mileage segments compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 2,424 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 16.3% better
86.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Warning device shows system malfunction
Steering
▲ 82.6% better
2.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 27.6% better
13.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▲ 12.6% better
54.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 100 tests
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 2.7% better
237.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 49.2% better
13.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
Equipment
▲ 38.7% better
3.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
Other
▲ 40.7% better
14.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 100 tests
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,962
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,184
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 604
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 564
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 536
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 430
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 411
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 251
A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 213
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 209
Serious faults (Top 10)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 209
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 198
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 177
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 160
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 151
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 146
Warning device shows system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 130
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 115
A suspension component: fractured or likely to fail
FAIL
Occurrences: 93
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 89