Volvo V40 - 2018
113.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2018 is 123.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volvo V40, model year 2018.
Sample size: 13,451 cars, 29,368 tests and 33,261 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: 13,451 cars
The 2018 Volvo V40 has an overall defect rate of 113 per 100 vehicles, which is 5.6% lower than the average for its year at 120 per 100. It shows a clear trend of increasing defects with mileage, with the highest rate of 277 defects per 100 recorded in the over 124,000 miles category. Notably, the V40 excels in several areas, particularly in steering and lights & electrics, where it significantly outperforms the average. Overall, this model demonstrates a strong reliability profile compared to its peers, particularly in critical categories.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 13,451 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 15.6% better
58.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.8 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 86.0% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.0 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Excessive roughness in operation of steering
- 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: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 26.6% better
10.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.9 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 65.3% better
6.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.6 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 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
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 15.2% worse
146.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 126.7 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 52.9% better
2.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
Equipment
▲ 63.6% better
0.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.2 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
Other
▲ 70.0% better
2.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
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: 7,872
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,307
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,281
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,846
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,754
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,397
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,309
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 907
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 859
A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 744
Serious faults (Top 10)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,754
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,309
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 638
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 586
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 533
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 244
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 128
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 127
Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
FAIL
Occurrences: 90
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 84