Volvo Xc40 Reliability
287 NHTSA complaints (2019–2025). Complaint rate: 15.3 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2021 Volvo Xc40. The 2020 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Volvo Xc40 Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 37 | 10.8% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 36 | 5.6% |
| BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | 28 | 0.0% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 26 | 26.9% |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | 17 | 23.5% |
| ENGINE | 15 | 13.3% |
| POWER TRAIN | 14 | 14.3% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 13 | 15.4% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 12 | 33.3% |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 8 | 0.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | — | 42 | 8 | — | View 2019View→ |
| 2020GOOD | — | 19 | 1 | — | View 2020View→ |
| 2021AVOID | — | 77 | 6 | — | View 2021View→ |
| 2022 | — | 46 | 4 | — | View 2022View→ |
| 2023 | — | 51 | 10 | — | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 40 | 12 | — | View 2024View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 12 | 0 | — | View 2025View→ |
See also: Volvo Xc40accident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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