Worst years for a Volvo S40
Owners have filed 677 complaints about the Volvo S40 with NHTSA across model years 2000 to 2011. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Every Volvo S40 year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | — | 7 | 0 | 1 | 69,000 | Electrical System |
| 2010 | C | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2009 | C | 14 | 0 | 3 | 67,200 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2008 | C | 27 | 11 | 0 | 73,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2007 | C | 36 | 5 | 1 | 61,500 | Brakes |
| 2006 | C | 81 | 1 | 0 | 74,000 | Electrical System |
| 2005 | C | 91 | 2 | 0 | 73,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2004 | D | 75 | 7 | 2 | 52,500 | Electrical System |
| 2003 | C | 23 | 0 | 4 | 85,106 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2002 | C | 34 | 5 | 0 | 42,000 | Brakes |
| 2001 | F | 112 | 16 | 6 | 65,000 | Brakes |
| 2000 | D | 166 | 16 | 1 | 63,750 | Brakes |
What breaks on a Volvo S40
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2006
Worst in 2000
Worst in 2000
Worst in 2000
Exactly what failed on a Volvo S40
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Volvo S40, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Volvo S40 problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Volvo S40
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.