Used car guide

2003 Volvo V40: petrol or diesel?

Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.

Petrol 48% pass first time (all 2003 cars: 57%) Stands out: drive shaft (cv) joints 2.5×, seat belts 6.3×, ball joint dust cover 3× 2,013 MOTsSee the petrol guide › Diesel 47% pass first time (all 2003 cars: 57%) Stands out: engine oil leaks 2.1×, ball joint dust cover 3.4×, seat belts 6.9× 845 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›

Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.

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Other years

Every year of the Volvo V40 compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
2026–Too new for MOT data
201924,382Tyres 32%
201838,335Tyres 33%
201740,228Tyres 32%
201645,842Tyres 33%
201546,343Tyres 33%
201448,044Tyres 34%
201333,553Tyres 35%
20126,965Tyres 36%
20042,391Suspension 51%
20021,980Suspension 53%
20011,484Brakes 49%
2000801Suspension 53%
1999488Brakes 49%
1998267Suspension 47%
1997212Brakes 50%
1996–Too few tests