Car statistics
Volvo S40 Sport Lux statistics
How many Volvo S40 Sport Luxes are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Sport Lux compares with other versions of the Volvo S40. Built from DVLA licensing records, with MOT results for the Volvo S40.
- Licensed in Great Britain 61 −26.5% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 52 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 15.4% Other Volvo S40 versions 9.9%
- Peak year 2005 697 licensed
- Share of Volvo S40s 0.6% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 46.0% of those still registered are SORN
How many Volvo S40 Sport Luxes are left in Great Britain?
There were 61 Volvo S40 Sport Luxes licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 52 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 91.2% lower than its peak of 697 in 2005.
Volvo S40 Sport Luxes licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 157 | – |
| 2003 | 481 | – |
| 2004 | 694 | – |
| 2005 | 697 | – |
| 2006 | 675 | – |
| 2007 | 684 | 5 |
| 2008 | 681 | 8 |
| 2009 | 674 | 10 |
| 2010 | 659 | 11 |
| 2011 | 641 | 13 |
| 2012 | 622 | 16 |
| 2013 | 576 | 26 |
| 2014 | 539 | 23 |
| 2015 | 477 | 43 |
| 2016 | 429 | 43 |
| 2017 | 357 | 45 |
| 2018 | 280 | 51 |
| 2019 | 229 | 56 |
| 2020 | 179 | 64 |
| 2021 | 152 | 57 |
| 2022 | 124 | 58 |
| 2023 | 109 | 55 |
| 2024 | 91 | 49 |
| 2025 | 67 | 52 |
| 2026 | 61 | 52 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Volvo S40 Sport Luxes have survived?
15.4% of the Volvo S40 Sport Luxes first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the Volvo S40 first registered in the same years, the figure is 9.9%, so Volvo S40 Sport Luxes are 1.6 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 7 other versions of the Volvo S40 first registered in the same years.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Volvo S40 Sport Lux | 15.4% |
| Other Volvo S40 versions of the same age | 9.9% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Volvo S40 Sport Lux registrations over time
Registrations of Volvo S40 Sport Luxes for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 347 in 2003. In 2025, 0 were registered.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’02 | 157 |
| ’03 | 347 |
| ’04 | 230 |
| ’05 | 0 |
| ’06 | 0 |
| ’07 | 1 |
| ’08 | 0 |
| ’09 | 0 |
| ’10 | 0 |
| ’11 | 0 |
| ’12 | 0 |
| ’13 | 0 |
| ’14 | 0 |
| ’15 | 0 |
| ’16 | 0 |
| ’17 | 0 |
| ’18 | 0 |
| ’19 | 0 |
| ’20 | 0 |
| ’21 | 0 |
| ’22 | 0 |
| ’23 | 0 |
| ’24 | 0 |
| ’25 | 0 |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Volvo S40 MOT reliability
In 2025, 57.7% of Volvo S40 MOT tests were passed first time, against 72.8% for all cars. Cars of the same ages pass 60.0% of the time, so the Volvo S40 does worse than average for its age, by 2.3 points.
DVSA's MOT results name the model, not the version, so these figures cover all Volvo S40s tested, the Sport Lux among them. For the full breakdown, including defects in detail and results year by year, see the Volvo S40 page.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Volvo S40 vs all cars
Each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older fleet does not count against the model.
| Vehicle age | Volvo S40 | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| 11–14 years | 58.0% | 65.5% |
| 15–19 years | 58.4% | 58.0% |
| 20+ years | 55.7% | 61.0% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
Most common MOT failure categories
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment is the most common reason a Volvo S40 fails. A failed test can have defects in more than one category.
| Defect category | Share of failed tests |
|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 44.0% |
| Suspension | 43.3% |
| Brakes | 24.2% |
| Tyres | 20.3% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 18.4% |
| Visibility | 13.8% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
Other versions of the Volvo S40
Versions of the Volvo S40 with their own page. The Volvo S40 page covers all 12,197 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volvo S40 SE Sport | 213 | 84 | 34.4% |
| Volvo S40 Sport Lux | 61 | 52 | 15.4% |
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Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of June 2026 | 113 Volvo S40 Sport Lux records (licensed and SORN) | 2 October 2026 |
| MOT results (whole model) | Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2025 | 15,238 MOT tests | 15 September 2026 |
| Registered for the first time | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | 2001 to 2025 | – | 2 October 2026 |
- Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
- Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately, from 2007.
- This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “S40 SPORT LUX”, “S40 D SPORT LUX”, “S40 SPORT LUX AUTO”, “S40 T4 SPORT LUX”, “S40 T4 SPORT LUX AUTO”. Engine size, gearbox, number of doors and fuel are ignored, so every engine and gearbox counts together.
- Survival compares the number still registered (licensed or SORN) with the number first registered since 2001. Other versions are those of the same model with the same average year of first registration.
- First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
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