Volvo XC40

Where it stands out against its peers

• Fuel/propulsion system: more complaints than 93% of 2021 cars — 18% of its 120 complaints, where an ordinary 2021 car has 7%.
• Back over prevention: more complaints than 96% of 2021 cars — 13% of its 120 complaints, where an ordinary 2021 car has 3%.
• Visibility/wiper: more complaints than 93% of 2021 cars — 13% of its 120 complaints, where an ordinary 2021 car has 4%.

Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.

Crash test

Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.

Specification

Recalls

Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.

49% of 2022 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 3. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.

• Do not drive

  18V554000

  Reduced braking performance can increase the risk of a crash.

  Volvo has notified owners advising them to stop driving their vehicle. Cars will be inspected on-site or towed to dealers and the brake pedals will be replaced as necessary, free of charge. Volvo began contacting their owners on August 23, 2018. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R59899.

• 18V535000

  If the seat back moves forward during hard braking or in a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.

  Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and install the seat back lock strikers if they are missing, free of charge. The recall began October 12, 2018. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R89898.

• 18V800000

  If the GPS location is not provided to emergency personnel it can inhibit emergency response in the event of a crash or injury.

  Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will correct the software, free of charge. The recall began December 26, 2018. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R39917.

• 20V144000

  If the automatic emergency braking system does not engage as intended, it can increase the risk of a crash.

  Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will update the Active Safety Domain Master (ASDM) software, free of charge. The recall began April 9, 2020. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R29998.

• 21V109000

  A disconnected high voltage system can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.

  Volvo Car will notify owners, and dealers will install a software update, free of charge. The recall began March 30, 2021. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-888-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10078.

• 21V682000

  An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.

  Dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 13, 2021. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-888-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10111.

• 21V881000

  A loose or missing bolt may decrease the structural protection of the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

  Dealers will replace the cross-member bracket and install new bracket bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 16, 2021. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-888-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R10128.

• 25V282000

  A rearview camera image that does not display reduces the driver's view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

  The software will be updated by a dealer or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 27, 2025. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10320.

1 more campaigns have been filed against this model. A dealer can check by VIN which apply to one car.

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 171 bulletins about the 2024 XC40.

• Electrical system: 48
• Equipment: 17
• Power train: 13
• Exterior lighting: 10
• Engine: 9
• Forward collision avoidance: 8
• Engine and engine cooling: 5
• Steering: 5
• Back over prevention: 3
• Structure: 3
• Other: 50

• This is a TJ - Text - plus 2 instruction documents (TJI's) - + 2 PDFS + how to find structure week + flow chart, 6 in all. If the Check Engine Light is on in the DIM and one or more of the DTCs… · August 2026
• This is a TJ - Text plus 1 jpg - If the Check Engine Light is on and DTC ECM P052123 is stored, please follow the advice under "Service". with emphasis on the engine part numbers and serial numbers. · July 2026
• This is a TJ - Text plus 1 jpg - If the Check Engine Light is on and DTC ECM P052123 is stored, please follow the advice under "Service". with emphasis on the engine part numbers and serial numbers. · July 2026
• This is a TJ - Text - plus 2 instruction documents (TJI's) - + 2 PDFS + how to find structure week + flow chart, 6 in all. If the Check Engine Light is on in the DIM and one or more of the DTCs… · July 2026
• This is a TJ - Text plus two .mov attachments - If the customer is experiencing a frozen Sirius Radio banner, meaning in the app view the title of the song and station name will stay on the previous… · June 2026
• This is a Technical Journal: Text plus 1 .jpg attachment - If remote control key is not detected by the car and shows message in DIM "Car key not found" or if functions such as lock/unlock are not… · June 2026
• This is a TJ Text only no attachments -- If the FLC2 is not responding when attempting to load software, or after a failed software upgrade, VIDA will report that the FLC2 cannot be unlocked. To… · June 2026
• This is a TJ - Text plus two .mov attachments - If the customer is experiencing a frozen Sirius Radio banner, meaning in the app view the title of the song and station name will stay on the previous… · June 2026

163 more.

Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.