Volvo V40 2012
Cars aged 13 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
69.6% ±3.8 pp
M1 average at 13 years – 51.7%
n = 559 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
248,549 km
Percentiles · cars aged 13
p10 177k
p25 212k
p50 249k
p75 289k
p90 333k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 176,995 km |
| p25 | 211,775 km |
| p50 | 248,549 km |
| p75 | 288,647 km |
| p90 | 332,513 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
V40 2012, n = 559
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 52.2% |
| Minor defects | 17.4% |
| Major defects | 30.4% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.12 m⁻¹
1.9% over the limit · n = 518
What these numbers say
69.6% of 2012 Volvo V40 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 559), against an average of 51.7% for all 13-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 13-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 248,549 km, half of them between 211,775 km and 288,647 km.
No odometer inconsistencies were recorded among the cars assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.12 m⁻¹; 1.9% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate