Volvo S40
Registered from 1999 to 2011.
About this model
The Volvo S40 is a series of subcompact executive cars marketed and produced by the Swedish manufacturer Volvo Cars from 1995 to 2012, offered as a more mainstream alternative to the compact executive Volvo 850 and later the Volvo S60 to compete in a lower pricing bracket. The S40 was more or less positioned against premium-leaning small family cars like the Volkswagen Jetta, as well as some mass-market large family cars.
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Crash test
| Rollover | ★★★★☆ |
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 1536 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2010 | 168 hp · 1561 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2009 | 168 hp · 1505 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 10.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2008 | 1505 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2007 | 1465 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2006 | 1465 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2005 | 1399 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2004 | 1255 kg · 2560 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2003 | 1255 kg · 2560 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2002 | 1255 kg · 2560 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2001 | 1255 kg · 2560 mm wheelbase · 10.2 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2000 | 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Volvo s40/v40 my 2000-2001
Engineering analysis, opened September 2002, closed November 2003.
Brake power-assist
Preliminary evaluation, opened January 2002, closed September 2002.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Volvo filed 158 bulletins about the 2011 S40.
- Equipment: 69
- Electrical system: 36
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 11
- Engine and engine cooling: 9
- Exterior lighting: 6
- Visibility: 3
- Engine: 2
- Fuel system, gasoline: 2
- Lane departure: 2
- Service brakes, hydraulic: 2
- Other: 16
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Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.