VOLVO V401997 · 1.9L DIESEL
Vehicle Insight Summary
Considering this 1997 VOLVO V40? It's a DIESEL with a 1870cc engine showing 157,539 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.
- Fuel
- DIESEL
- Year
- 1997
- Engine
- 1870cc
This vehicle has not had an MOT in the past 5 years and may no longer be on the road. Automatic AI analysis has been skipped.
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Full MOT History
MOT data last updated: 6/13/2026, 12:12:28 PM
Our records for this Volvo V40 (P49 XUG) from 1997 show a total of 5 MOT tests between May 2006 and June 2008.
The vehicle has achieved an overall 60% pass rate, with 3 passes and 2 failures recorded. A decent overall history, though the failure record warrants a closer look for any patterns.
The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Lighting (5 issues), Brakes (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.
A total of 9 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”; “Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split (2.5.C.1a)”; “Nearside Headlamp insecure (1.7.3)”.
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