Volvo Xc40 — reliability by registration year

2018–2023 · 6 registration years · 85,369 first tests

2020 breaks the run — 1.0 pp better than the years either side 2019 breaks the run — 1.4 pp worse than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every Xc40 registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.

Volvo Xc40 first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2023 808 94.6% 95.8%
2022 15,928 91.7% 93.5% Tyres — Condition (rear) 22.8%
2021 23,898 90.9% 92.3% Tyres — Condition (rear) 19.8%
2020 23,682 90.1% 91.4% Brake pads (rear) 23.5%
1.0 pp better than the years either side What failed 2020 Xc40s most often: Brake pads (rear) (23.5%) · Tyres — Condition (rear) (17.1%) · Tread depth (front) (10.5%)
2019 14,578 87.2% 88.7% Brake pads (rear) 28.7%
1.4 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2019 Xc40s most often: Brake pads (rear) (28.7%) · Tyres — Condition (rear) (15.9%) · Tread depth (front) (9.2%)
2018 6,475 87.2% 88.6% Brake pads (rear) 25.9%

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