4,140 tests in 2025
Volvo Xc40 Electric reliability and MOT pass rate
90% passed first time. The 10% fail rate is 12.6 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 3 years old with 30,174 miles.
Electric versions only, by DVSA’s fuel record for each test. Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions are on the Volvo Xc40 page.
Pass rate
90%
22.6% of all cars failed; 10% of these did.
Fixed on the day
1.3%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
30,174 mi
3 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 3,960 | 10.2% |
| 6-9 years | 0 | — |
| 10-13 years | 0 | — |
| 14+ years | 0 | — |
What the Xc40 Electric fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Tyres227 dangerous81.9%
- Body, chassis, structure8.4%
- Visibility7.7%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment4.1%
- Road Wheels4 dangerous1.7%
- Suspension3 dangerous1.4%
- Brakes1%
- Identification of the vehicle0.7%
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Xc40 Electric in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords149 tests
- 2Condition: has ply or cords exposed70 tests
- 3Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure52 tests
- 4Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt34 tests
- 5Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm33 tests
- 6Size/type: of different sizes are fitted on the same axle.30 tests
- 7Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively27 tests
- 8Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure14 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Xc40 Electric collects 1.83 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm596 tests
- 2Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords208 tests
- 3Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt157 tests
- 4Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure148 tests
- 5Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre120 tests
- 6Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm108 tests
- 7Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened101 tests
- 8Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure89 tests
Questions
What is the Volvo Xc40 Electric MOT pass rate?
90% of the 4,140 Volvo Xc40 Electric first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 10% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 1.3% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Volvo Xc40 Electric usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords", recorded on 149 failed tests, followed by "Condition: has ply or cords exposed" and "Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure". By section, tyres appears in 81.9% of failures, body, chassis, structure appears in 8.4% of failures, visibility appears in 7.7% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 10.2%; at 3-5 years it was 10.2%. The median Volvo Xc40 Electric tested in 2025 was 3 years old with 30,174 miles.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Xc40 Electric trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other Volvo models
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