Volvo V40Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 72 owner complaints and 5 safety recalls on record for the Volvo V40.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints72Top: Service brakes, hydraulic Safety recalls52000–2013 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Volvo V40 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the V40 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2013Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2004Not rated–/1004 complaints · 3 recalls 2003Not rated–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls 2002Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall 2001Not rated–/10011 complaints · 2 recalls 2000Not rated–/10050 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Volvo V40 problems

All model years combined: 72 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

31Service brakes, hydraulic2 crash/fire/injury

13Engine and engine cooling

7Suspension

6Electrical system

5Vehicle speed control

4Power train

4Exterior lighting

4Structure

3Seat belts

127 other systems1 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Service brakes, hydraulic	31	2
Engine and engine cooling	13	0
Suspension	7	0
Electrical system	6	0
Vehicle speed control	5	1
Power train	4	0
Exterior lighting	4	0
Structure	4	0
Seat belts	3	0
7 other systems	12	1

5 recalls

Volvo V40 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Vacuum: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings04V-493 · 2004 · Oct 14, 2004 · 1,719 vehicles Power assist: vacuum03V-474 · 2000 · Nov 17, 2003 · 36,000 vehicles Fuel system, gasoline03V-424 · 2003–2004 · Oct 24, 2003 · 15,067 vehicles Other: labels03V-284 · 2001–2004 · Aug 1, 2003 · 220,407 vehicles Appliance: air conditioner01V-169 · 2001 · May 21, 2001 · 19,000 vehicles

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the V40

Sep 10, 2002
VOLVO S40/V40 MY 2000-2001EA02026 · 2000–2001 · closed Nov 21, 2003
Led to recall 03V-474
Jan 29, 2002
BRAKE POWER-ASSISTPE02009 · 2000 · closed Sep 10, 2002
No recall