2012 Volvo S40

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Registered new in Europe in 2012

5,319 new Volvo S40 cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2012; the largest markets were the United Kingdom (1,701), Sweden (672), Belgium (594).

Average mass

1,504 kg

Average power

101 kW

Fuel type recorded

Diesel 84% · Petrol 15% · E85 ethanol 1.0%

European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · averages weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value; fuel type as recorded at registration, where many non-plug-in hybrids appear as petrol · re-use permitted with acknowledgement

Engines

The most common engines in 2012 Volvo S40 cars on Dutch roads are the 2.0 petrol (107 kW, 143 hp) and 1.6 diesel (84 kW, 113 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

140 first registered in 2012 are on Dutch roads; 13% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €29,245.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde75
• Band onvoldoende profiel47
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm39
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld28
• Richtingaanwijzers kleur wijkt af/niet toegestaan22
• Veer gebroken of gescheurd21
• Stadslicht werkt niet (goed)20
• Roetfilter werkt niet goed, aantal deeltjes meer dan toegest14

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

1,201 cars built in 2012 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 56 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, 1,339 of these cars first registered in 2012 took their annual MOT test. 62% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2012 the figure was 66%.

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

232 of these cars first registered in 2012 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 230,000 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

10 2012 cars are on the New Zealand register; 90% arrived as used imports, 10% were sold new in New Zealand.

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

Recalls

No recall campaigns cover the 2012 Volvo S40.

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 2012 Volvo S40: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)