FaultScore

Worst years for a Volvo XC40

Owners have filed 326 complaints about the Volvo XC40 with NHTSA across model years 2019 to 2025. More of them are about the driver assist & collision avoidance than anything else.

Avoid

2023 Volvo XC40

65 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly driver assist & collision avoidance.

Cleanest on record

2025 Volvo XC40

20 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Volvo XC40 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
2025 C 20 3 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2024 D 49 12 0 8,000 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2023 F 65 14 0 5,000 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2022 D 46 4 0 7,000 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2021 D 80 6 0 7,625 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2020 C 23 1 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2019 D 43 8 0 5,055 Other & Unspecified

What breaks on a Volvo XC40

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

Worst in 2021

Worst in 2021

Worst in 2019

Brakes 30 9.2%

Worst in 2023

Engine & Cooling 19 5.8%

Worst in 2019

Transmission & Drivetrain 15 4.6%

Worst in 2021

Fuel & Propulsion 15 4.6%

Worst in 2021

Acceleration & Cruise Control 14 4.3%

Worst in 2021

Body & Structure 12 3.7%

Worst in 2019

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 9 2.8%

Worst in 2021

Seat Belts 8 2.5%

Worst in 2019

Airbags 7 2.1%

Worst in 2019

Lights 6 1.8%

Worst in 2024

Steering 5 1.5%

Worst in 2023

Exactly what failed on a Volvo XC40

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Camera 31 34.8%
Automatic Emergency Braking 18 20.2%
Warnings 8 9.0%
Rearview System Braking 7 7.9%
Body 6 6.7%
Assist 5 5.6%
Adaptive Cruise Control 4 4.5%
Blind Spot Detection 4 4.5%
Warning 3 3.4%
Warnings 3 3.4%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Volvo XC40, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Apr 2018 peak 25 Aug 2026

Compare the Volvo XC40

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