2000 Volvo S40

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2000 Volvo S40, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Service brakes, hydraulic49
• Vehicle speed control17
• Suspension14
• Exterior lighting13
• Electrical system13
• Engine and engine cooling10
• Seat belts7
• Visibility5
• Unknown or other4
• Power train3

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 3 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 2000 Volvo S40 failed the safety check 1.55% of the time — 17% less often than the average 2000 passenger car (1.86%). Median odometer at inspection: 83,000 miles.

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

Engines

The most common engines in 2000 Volvo S40 cars on Dutch roads are the 1.8 petrol (90 kW, 121 hp), 1.9 petrol (100 kW, 134 hp) and 1.6 petrol (80 kW, 107 hp).

RDW Open Data (CC0): registered passenger cars and their fuel data · engine size rounded to 0.1 litre, net maximum power · versions with at least 20 cars

In the Netherlands

230 first registered in 2000 are on Dutch roads; 2% arrived later as imports.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde109
• Stofhoes stuurinrichting beschadigd, dicht niet af96
• Kentekenplaatverlichting werkt niet (goed) / ontbreekt90
• Achterlicht werkt niet (goed)80
• Richtingaanwijzers kleur wijkt af/niet toegestaan55
• Band beschadigd50
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld49
• Stadslicht werkt niet (goed)46

Colours

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording

In the United Kingdom

137 cars built in 2000 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 329 more were declared off the road (SORN).

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

MOT test results in Great Britain

In 2023, 282 of these cars first registered in 2000 took their annual MOT test. 59% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2000 the figure was 61%.

DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail

In Finland

327 of these cars first registered in 2000 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 255,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.

Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0

In New Zealand

18 2000 cars are on the New Zealand register; 50% arrived as used imports, 50% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Recalls

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Volvo told its dealers about the 2000 Volvo S40: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation