Volvo S40 2009
Cars aged 16 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
51.2% ±4.3 pp
M1 average at 16 years – 44.5%
n = 516 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
275,865 km
Percentiles · cars aged 16
p10 203k
p25 237k
p50 276k
p75 318k
p90 364k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 202,615 km |
| p25 | 237,297 km |
| p50 | 275,865 km |
| p75 | 318,485 km |
| p90 | 364,420 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
S40 2009, n = 516
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 28.5% |
| Minor defects | 22.7% |
| Major defects | 47.9% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
0.0% over the limit · n = 76
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.35 m⁻¹
10.6% over the limit · n = 423
What these numbers say
51.2% of 2009 Volvo S40 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 516), against an average of 44.5% for all 16-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 16-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 275,865 km, half of them between 237,297 km and 318,485 km.
No odometer inconsistencies were recorded among the cars assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.35 m⁻¹; 10.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate