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Volvo V40 problems

Owners have filed 94 complaints about the Volvo V40 with NHTSA across model years 1993 to 2013. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Every Volvo V40 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.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2013 — 1 0 0 — Other & Unspecified
2004 — 4 1 0 — Brakes
2003 — 2 0 0 — Brakes
2002 — 7 0 0 109,500 Brakes
2001 — 12 1 0 33,450 Brakes
2000 — 67 2 0 75,507 Brakes
1993 — 1 0 0 — Seat Belts

What breaks on a Volvo V40

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Brakes 34 36.2%

Worst in 2000

Engine & Cooling 13 13.8%

Worst in 2000

Suspension 7 7.4%

Worst in 2000

Electrical System 6 6.4%

Worst in 2000

Acceleration & Cruise Control 5 5.3%

Worst in 2000

Transmission & Drivetrain 4 4.3%

Worst in 2000

Body & Structure 4 4.3%

Worst in 2000

Lights 4 4.3%

Worst in 2000

Wheels 3 3.2%

Worst in 2000

Seat Belts 3 3.2%

Worst in 2002

Other & Unspecified 3 3.2%

Worst in 2000

Airbags 2 2.1%

Worst in 2001

Steering 2 2.1%

Worst in 2000

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 2.1%

Worst in 2000

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Volvo V40, by the month it reached NHTSA.

May 2000 peak 8 Feb 2019

Compare the Volvo V40

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.

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