2018 Volvo XC40

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Registered new in Europe in 2018

45,308 new Volvo XC40 cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2018; the largest markets were Germany (6,905), the United Kingdom (6,825), Sweden (6,173).

Average mass

1,691 kg

Average CO₂

171 g/km (WLTP)

Average power

135 kW

Fuel type recorded

Diesel 51% · Petrol 49%

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 2018 Volvo XC40 cars on Dutch roads are the 2.0 petrol (140 kW, 188 hp), 2.0 petrol (182 kW, 244 hp) and 1.5 petrol (115 kW, 154 hp), out of 5 versions with at least 20 cars.

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

3,998 first registered in 2018 are on Dutch roads; 35% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €54,769.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde1,109
• Band onvoldoende profiel502
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm427
• Mechanische delen van het remsysteem vertonen slijtage330
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld305
• Richtingaanwijzers kleur wijkt af/niet toegestaan279
• Waarschuwingsinrichting eCall-boordsysteem geeft defect aan273
• Band beschadigd189

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

6,514 cars built in 2018 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 41 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, 6,614 of these cars first registered in 2018 took their annual MOT test. 90% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2018 the figure was 84%.

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

376 of these cars first registered in 2018 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 111,000 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

191 2018 cars are on the New Zealand register; 7% arrived as used imports, 93% were sold new in New Zealand.

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

Recalls in Canada

1 Transport Canada recall for the 2018 Volvo XC40.

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 2018 Volvo XC40: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)