Registration plate lamp inoperative (multiple lamps) on the Volvo S40
Registration plate lamp inoperative (multiple lamps) on the Volvo S40 is recorded on 4,503 tests — 6.5% of all its MOT tests, against 3.2% across every car in the data. That is 2.0× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 3.2% of tests record it — this model is 2.0× that share |
| The 325 models compared | 63 of 325, 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 2003, 9.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2012, 4.5%. The share has fallen 4.9 points over that time. Worst year 2003 at 9.4%; best 2012 at 4.5%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 246 | 2,623 | 9.4% |
| 2004 | 343 | 4,592 | 7.5% |
| 2005 | 298 | 5,726 | 5.2% |
| 2006 | 390 | 6,495 | 6.0% |
| 2007 | 501 | 7,107 | 7.0% |
| 2008 | 682 | 11,328 | 6.0% |
| 2009 | 571 | 9,392 | 6.1% |
| 2010 | 514 | 7,706 | 6.7% |
| 2011 | 310 | 5,814 | 5.3% |
| 2012 | 225 | 5,012 | 4.5% |
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 £5–£20 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. 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
- Registration plate lamp inoperative (multiple lamps): 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 →