CV boot split or insecure on the Volvo S40
CV boot split or insecure on the Volvo S40 is recorded on 2,434 tests — 3.5% of all its MOT tests, against 1.2% across every car in the data. That is 2.9× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.2% of tests record it — this model is 2.9× that share |
| The 256 models compared | 38 of 256, highest first |
| The model's own record | 69,731 tests · every year of the S40 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Volvo S40 tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2001, 1.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2012, 2.5%. The share has risen 1.2 points over that time. Worst year 2011 at 2.8%; best 2010 at 0.9%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 32 | 2,460 | 1.3% |
| 2002 | 53 | 3,500 | 1.5% |
| 2003 | 76 | 5,246 | 1.4% |
| 2004 | 220 | 9,184 | 2.4% |
| 2005 | 217 | 11,452 | 1.9% |
| 2006 | 233 | 12,990 | 1.8% |
| 2007 | 246 | 14,214 | 1.7% |
| 2008 | 369 | 22,656 | 1.6% |
| 2009 | 234 | 18,784 | 1.3% |
| 2010 | 147 | 15,412 | 0.9% |
| 2011 | 328 | 11,628 | 2.8% |
| 2012 | 246 | 10,024 | 2.5% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £80–£250 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- CV boot split or insecure: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Volvo S40 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Volvo model →