Does the Volvo XC40 fail the MOT on steering more than it should?

The Volvo XC40 records 0.04 steering failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.26 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.22, 95% interval −0.25 to −0.19). It ranks 246 of 640 models on steering (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on steering · check a Volvo XC40 by registration

No single steering defect wording reaches 30 items on the Volvo XC40; the failures are spread across several.