2001 Volvo V40

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2001 Volvo V40, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Service brakes, hydraulic4
• Engine and engine cooling3
• Power train2
• Vehicle speed control1
• Air bags1
• Visibility1

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

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Engines

The most common engines in 2001 Volvo V40 cars on Dutch roads are the 1.8 petrol (90 kW, 121 hp) and 1.9 petrol (100 kW, 134 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

460 first registered in 2001 are on Dutch roads; 6% arrived later as imports.

Most common APK defects

• Stofhoes stuurinrichting beschadigd, dicht niet af167
• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde155
• Waarschuwingsinrichting airbag- / gordelsysteem geeft defect137
• Band onvoldoende profiel132
• Achterlicht werkt niet (goed)123
• Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen102
• Band beschadigd90
• Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht86

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

306 cars built in 2001 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 490 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, 607 of these cars first registered in 2001 took their annual MOT test. 54% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2001 the figure was 59%.

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

265 of these cars first registered in 2001 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 290,000 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 2001 cars are on the New Zealand register; 40% arrived as used imports, 60% were sold new in New Zealand.

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

Fuel consumption

Official Canadian test results for 1 variant: combined 10.2 L/100 km (about 23 mpg US), CO₂ 235 g/km.

Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls in Canada

2 Transport Canada recalls for the 2001 Volvo V40.

Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

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 2001 Volvo V40: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation