MOT comparison

BMW X1 F48 vs Volvo XC40 1st Gen

How the BMW X1 F48 (2nd Gen) (2015–2022) and the Volvo XC40 1st Gen (2017–2026) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

BMW X1 F48 (2nd Gen)

415,137

MOT tests compared · built 2015–2022

Passes more often in 0 of 11 mileage bands

Volvo XC40 1st Gen

328,488

MOT tests compared · built 2017–2026

Passes more often in 9 of 11 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

Share of MOTs passed first time, at the mileage recorded at the test.

BMW X1 F48 Volvo XC40 1st Gen

Under 10,000 miles 95.3% vs 96.4%

12,470 and 10,947 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 92.6% vs 94.7%

54,173 and 53,626 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 90.4% vs 91.4%

78,502 and 80,047 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 89.4% vs 89.3%

74,726 and 69,394 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 87.8% vs 88.5%

60,139 and 47,248 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 86.3% vs 87.3%

45,472 and 29,241 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 84.5% vs 86.5%

32,755 and 17,111 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 83.5% vs 84.8%

22,420 and 9,712 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 81.1% vs 84.5%

14,864 and 5,360 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 79.7% vs 83.3%

9,452 and 3,025 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 79.2% vs 83.7%

10,164 and 2,777 MOTs

Parts that fail more often

Only differences that hold across at least half of the mileage bands we could compare, and that are far too large to be chance, are listed. How we decide

BMW X1 F48 fails more often on

Headlamp

Fails about 3 times as often as the Volvo XC40 1st Gen: 1.6% of MOTs against 0.59%.

In 9 of 11 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Windscreen washer

Fails about 4 times as often as the Volvo XC40 1st Gen: 1.0% of MOTs against 0.26%.

In 8 of 11 mileage bands · Driver's View
Rear coil spring

Fails over 20 times as often as the Volvo XC40 1st Gen: 1.4% of MOTs against 0.00%.

In 6 of 11 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks

Volvo XC40 1st Gen fails more often on

Rear brake pad

Fails about 4 times as often as the BMW X1 F48: 3.0% of MOTs against 0.85%.

In 9 of 11 mileage bands · Braking System
Suspension arms, rods, struts, sub-frames, anti-roll bars etc

Fails over 20 times as often as the BMW X1 F48: 0.86% of MOTs against 0.05%.

In 6 of 11 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints

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These are differences in real MOT results, not engineering verdicts. Owner mix differs between models (some are more often taxis, first cars or rural cars), which is why every figure compares cars at the same mileage. How we compare cars.

MOT records: DVSA MOT history, which contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See this the other way round.