Pass rate
94.0%
Above average — 2.0 pts ahead of the 92.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 116 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £27–£71
2022 Volvo XC40 Start T2 MOT pass rate
- 2022
- typical 24,331 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
55.9% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2022 94.0% pass · this year
- Avoid 2022 94.0% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 93.6%
- Typical mileage
- 24k mi
The 2022 Volvo XC40 Start T2 MOT pass rate is 94.0% of its MOT tests — 2.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 55.9% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Volvo XC40 Start T2 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 2.7× the national share
Brakes make up 55.9% of everything recorded on the 2022 Volvo Xc40 Start T2, against 20.9% nationally — 35.0 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 21% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
- Based on a small sample. 116 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2022 Volvo XC40 Start T2 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 92.0%, so this figure is 2.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 93.6%. The median 2022 Volvo XC40 Start T2 in this dataset had covered 24,331 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick", noted on 6.03% of tests.
- 116 recorded tests behind this page.
- 94.0% overall pass rate, 93.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Volvo XC40 Start T2, the average is 94.0% — best year 2022 (94.0%), worst 2022 (94.0%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 116
- Typical mileage (median)
- 24,331 mi
- Make and model
- Volvo XC40 Start T2
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Brake Pads Set
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the XC40 Start T2 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 72% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the XC40 Start T2
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 23 | 91.3% |
| North West | 19 | 94.7% |
| Scotland | 18 | 94.4% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2022 XC40 Start T2
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2022 XC40 Start T2
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the brakes 6.0% of tests
“brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
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Check the lights 0.9% of tests
“headlamp aim too high”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the tyre tread 0.9% of tests
“tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”
Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2022 XC40 Start T2 through its MOT
Across the 8 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £27–£71 — and 21% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 8 common items
- £27–£71
- Cheapest common item: washers provides insufficient washer liquid
- £5–£15
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot split or…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 63%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 21%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 116 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Compare the 2022 Volvo XC40 Start T2 with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2022 cars with a similar record
- Ford Kuga 94.0%
- Volkswagen Polo 94.0%
- Audi Q5 94.0%
- Citroen C3 94.0%
- Land Rover Defender X-Dynamic 94.0%
- Ford Fiesta 93.9%
Closest pass rates among 2022 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2022 Volvo XC40 Start T2 8 failure items · 6 advisories · 6 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 68 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 38 | 55.90% | 20.89% | +35.01 |
| Tyres | 18 | 26.50% | 19.76% | +6.74 |
| Non-component advisories | 6 | 8.80% | 4.18% | +4.62 |
| Visibility | 4 | 5.90% | 4.97% | +0.93 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1 | 1.50% | 12.21% | −10.71 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1 | 1.50% | 5.57% | −4.07 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 6.0% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 0.86% | £30–80 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 0.86% | £80–250 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 0.86% | £45–95 |
| Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | Rectified | 0.86% | £5–15 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 0.86% | £80–200 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 0.86% | £8–22 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Rectified | 0.86% | £8–22 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 17.2% | £18–45 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 11.2% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 5.2% | £45–110 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 4.3% | £45–110 |
| Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | Advisory | 3.5% | £20–80 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 1.7% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 71 | 95.8% | 18,714 mi |
| 30-60k | 40 | 92.5% | 36,491 mi |
| 60-90k | 5 | 80.0% | 64,133 mi |
Source: 116 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2022 XC40 Start T2 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2022 Volvo XC40 Start T2?
94.0% of the 116 2022 Volvo XC40 Start T2 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 92.0% for cars first used in 2022. First-attempt pass rate: 93.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2022 Volvo XC40 Start T2?
The three most recorded items are brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (6.03%), headlamp aim too high (0.86%), joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (0.86%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2022 Volvo XC40 Start T2 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 95.8% of the time, falling to 80.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2022 Volvo XC40 Start T2 in this dataset had covered 24,331 mi.