How many Volvo V40s are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, how new registrations have changed and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records and 97,284 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain91,276−2.0% on a year earlier
Declared SORN4,457Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202571.6%Cars of the same ages 73.9%
Rank by number licensedNo. 105of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year2019104,177 licensed
Average annual mileage7,641miles a year
How many Volvo V40s are left in Great Britain?
There were 91,276 Volvo V40s licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 4,457 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 12.4% fewer than the peak of 104,177 in 2019.
Volvo V40s licensed in Great Britain
Numbers peaked in 2019 and have fallen every year since, as older cars are scrapped faster than new ones are registered.
In 2025, 71.6% of Volvo V40 MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the Volvo V40s tested pass 73.9% of the time, so the Volvo V40 does worse than average for its age, by 2.3 points. In 2024 its pass rate was 72.9%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Volvo V40 vs all cars
Comparing like with like: each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older average age does not count against a model.
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Volvo V40
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MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Volvo V40 compared with all cars
Suspension is the most common reason a Volvo V40 fails its MOT,
appearing on 34.7% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
8.9% of Volvo V40 tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed Volvo V40 MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
The single most common reason a Volvo V40 failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Coil spring: fractured or broken”, on 23.4% of 27,607 failed tests.
50.3% of tests ended with at least one advisory, a problem to watch that did not fail the test; the most common was “Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge”.
The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.
Most common reasons for failure
Share of failed tests with each defect. A test can fail for more than one.
Most common specific MOT defects on failed Volvo V40 tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension
23.4%
Tyres: ply or cords exposed Tyres
8.8%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes
8.7%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres
8.7%
Drive shafts: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure
8.1%
Position lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
6.8%
Anti-lock braking system: warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes
6.1%
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres
6.0%
Headlamp aim: too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
4.9%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility
11 years of the Volvo V40, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2013 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (65.9% passed first time) and the 2002 cars worst (48.6%).
Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left:
licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025.
Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great
Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.
Volvo V40 annual mileage
The average Volvo V40 covers 7,641 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Average annual mileage by age
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2k
4k
6k
8k
7,544
6–7 years
7,826
8–10 years
7,751
11–14 years
4,086
20+ years
Average annual mileage of a Volvo V40 by vehicle age
Registrations of Volvo V40s for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 17,649 in 2014. In 2025, 202 were registered. With almost none registered new, the number on the road is likely to keep falling.
Registered for the first time, by year
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Volvo V40s registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Of the 94,693 Volvo V40s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 57.4% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc, and 28.7% have an engine of 1,501cc to 1,600cc. The share with an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc has grown from 25.4% in 2014 to 57.4%. Diesels made up 59.6% of those licensed in 2014 and 63.5% in 2025.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
Volvo V40s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
1,901cc to 2,000cc 54,310 licensed
57.4%
1,501cc to 1,600cc 27,199 licensed
28.7%
1,401cc to 1,500cc 11,663 licensed
12.3%
1,701cc to 1,800cc 826 licensed
0.9%
1,801cc to 1,900cc 580 licensed
0.6%
Other sizes 115 licensed
0.1%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size
Fuel
Licensed
Share
1,901–2,000cc
Diesel
34,832
36.8%
1,501–1,600cc
Diesel
24,784
26.2%
1,901–2,000cc
Petrol
19,476
20.6%
1,401–1,500cc
Petrol
11,663
12.3%
1,501–1,600cc
Petrol
2,414
2.5%
Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
Volvo V40s licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year
Diesel
Petrol
2014
59.6%
39.9%
2015
67.7%
32.0%
2016
69.3%
30.4%
2017
67.8%
32.0%
2018
64.2%
35.7%
2019
62.2%
37.8%
2020
62.8%
37.1%
2021
63.8%
36.2%
2022
63.6%
36.4%
2023
63.7%
36.3%
2024
63.6%
36.4%
2025
63.5%
36.5%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN
excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page.
How we use engine sizes.
Volvo V40 fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Volvo V40 from 2012 to 2019. On the WLTP test (listings 2019), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 36.9 to 56.4 mpg, with CO2 of 131 to 173 g/km. On the older NEDC test (listings 2012 to 2018), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 34.0 to 83.1 mpg, with CO2 of 88 to 194 g/km.
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2019
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2019
Engine and fuel
Combined mpg
CO2 g/km
Listed
Euro standard
Versions
1.5 petrol
36.9–41.4
154–173
2019
Euro 6d‑TEMP
41
2.0 petrol
39.6–42.8
149–161
2019
Euro 6d‑TEMP
30
2.0 diesel
47.7–56.4
131–155
2019
Euro 6d‑TEMP
96
Older NEDC figures, listed 2012 to 2018 (7 engine and fuel groups)
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2012 to 2018
Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in
real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
NEDC figures (in VCA’s data until September 2018) and WLTP figures (from the 2019 guide)
come from different tests, so they are shown separately and should not be compared.
Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in
VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was
listed.
Matched from VCA’s model names “V40 MY19”, “V40, Model Year 2014.5”, “V40 MY17”, “V40 MY18”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Volvo V40 safety recalls
DVSA lists 16 safety recalls for the Volvo V40 since 1992, the first in 1999. The most recent was launched on 16 July 2020.
There is a risk for trapped air to be in the cooling system which may result in insufficient cooling of engine components
There is a risk for trapped air to be in the cooling system which may result in insufficient cooling of engine components.
Remedy
Add an extra degassing line (Bleeder Hose) between the cooling system radiator and the cooling system expansion tank which will evacuate the trapped air
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Volvo V40. The details come from manufacturers through DVSA, which says they may be delayed or
incomplete. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check or ask the manufacturer or a
dealer. How we match recalls to models.
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.
First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
Models are grouped by DVLA’s generic model name, so every generation and trim counts together.
MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over in 2025; retests are excluded. Age is rounded to the nearest year.
DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.
