Volvo S40 2002

Cars aged 23 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
37.9% ±5.0 pp
M1 average at 23 years – 37.8%

n = 354 inspections

Expected mileage now (median)
327,575 km
Percentiles · cars aged 23
p10 225k
p25 276k
p50 328k
p75 382k
p90 439k
Volvo S40 2002: mileage distribution
Chart data: Volvo S40 2002: mileage distribution
km
p10225,046 km
p25275,575 km
p50327,575 km
p75382,342 km
p90439,238 km

Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.


Is the mileage normal?

Enter the mileage from the ad – we show where it falls among identical cars.

Inspection verdicts

S40 2002, n = 354
Volvo S40 2002: Inspection verdicts
Chart data: Volvo S40 2002: Inspection verdicts
%
No defects11.0%
Minor defects26.8%
Major defects57.6%
Dangerous defects4.5%
Odometer inconsistencies
3.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections

CO (petrol, idle)
0.20%
9.4% over the limit · n = 138
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.16 m⁻¹
37.3% over the limit · n = 201

What these numbers say

37.9% of 2002 Volvo S40 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 354), against an average of 37.8% for all 23-year-old M1 cars.

This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 23-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 327,575 km, half of them between 275,575 km and 382,342 km.

An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 3 cars, 3.0% of those assessed.

The median diesel smoke opacity is 1.16 m⁻¹; 37.3% of measurements exceed the limit.

Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate