Volvo S40 2008
Cars aged 17 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
45.8% ±3.1 pp
M1 average at 17 years – 43.0%
n = 998 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
264,668 km
Percentiles · cars aged 17
p10 186k
p25 229k
p50 265k
p75 300k
p90 336k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 186,076 km |
| p25 | 229,478 km |
| p50 | 264,668 km |
| p75 | 300,402 km |
| p90 | 335,858 km |
Inspection verdicts
S40 2008, n = 998
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 23.3% |
| Minor defects | 22.4% |
| Major defects | 53.7% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.5% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
1.3% over the limit · n = 228
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.44 m⁻¹
17.6% over the limit · n = 726
What these numbers say
45.8% of 2008 Volvo S40 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 998), against an average of 43.0% for all 17-year-old M1 cars.
At 17 years old, a typical one now shows 264,668 km on the odometer; half of them read between 229,478 km and 300,402 km.
No odometer inconsistencies were recorded among the cars assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.44 m⁻¹; 17.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate