Where each one leads
Land Rover Range Rover Velar
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Volvo XC40
- Against cars of the same age, the Volvo XC40 comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 4% more often than average) than the Land Rover Range Rover Velar (passes 1% less often than average).
- Against cars of the same year, the Volvo XC40 comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 68% less often than average) than the Land Rover Range Rover Velar (fails 26% less often than average).
- Fewer Volvo XC40 cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (1.6% against 5.8%).
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Volvo XC40 uses 9.1 l/100 km, the 2026 Land Rover Range Rover Velar 10.0.
- New Volvo XC40 cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 70 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 139 for the Land Rover Range Rover Velar in 2022.
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol Volvo XC40 uses 8.0 l/100 km on the road, the Land Rover Range Rover Velar 11.4.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Land Rover Range Rover Velar | Volvo XC40 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2017–2026 | 2017–2025 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 55,258 (2017–2022) | 403,118 (2017–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 47,795 | 168,961 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 3,897 | 70,048 |
| In traffic in Finland | — | 12,265 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Land Rover Range Rover Velar | Volvo XC40 | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 85% | 90% |
| … against cars of the same age | −1% | +4% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.8% | 0.3% |
| … against cars of the same year | −26% | −68% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 5.8% | 1.6% |
| US owner complaints | 116 | 217 |
| Most complaints about | Engine | Electrical system |
| Model year with most complaints | 2018 (43) | 2021 (52) |
| US recall campaigns | 13 | 13 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 2,278 | 1,219 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Land Rover Range Rover Velar | Volvo XC40 | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | — | 5★ (2026) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Land Rover Range Rover Velar | Volvo XC40 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 10.0 l/100 km (2026) | 9.1 l/100 km (2026) |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | 7.8 l/100 km | — |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel hybrid | 8.0 l/100 km | — |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 11.4 l/100 km | 8.0 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | — | 7.8 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 139 g/km | 70 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 197 kW (264 hp) | 130 kW (175 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 2,145 kg | 1,848 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €101,910 | €54,220 |
| Average odometer in Finland | — | 77,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).