2020 Volvo XC40

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2020 Volvo XC40, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Electrical system4
• Power train3
• Engine3
• Service brakes3
• Forward collision avoidance2
• Visibility/wiper1
• Exterior lighting1
• Seat belts1
• Back over prevention1
• Air bags1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 2 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 4 2020 XC40 vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 1 person died inside them, and 1 of the vehicles rolled over. This is a count, not a crash rate: it grows with the number of cars on the road.

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain)

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 2020 Volvo XC40 failed the safety check 0.47% of the time — 60% less often than the average 2020 passenger car (1.18%). Median odometer at inspection: 29,781 miles.

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

Registered new in Europe in 2020

106,525 new Volvo XC40 cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2020; the largest markets were the United Kingdom (25,004), Germany (12,457), Sweden (10,278).

Average mass

1,718 kg

Average CO₂

128 g/km (WLTP)

Average power

123 kW

Fuel type recorded

Petrol 48% · Petrol/electric 26% · Diesel 22% · Electric 4.2%

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 2020 Volvo XC40 cars on Dutch roads are the 1.5 hybrid (132 kW, 177 hp), 1.5 petrol (120 kW, 161 hp) and 1.5 petrol (95 kW, 127 hp), out of 9 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

12,911 first registered in 2020 are on Dutch roads; 36% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €52,202.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde3,497
• Band onvoldoende profiel1,146
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm1,074
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld966
• Band beschadigd487
• Stofhoes aandrijfas beschadigd en dicht niet af456
• Richtingaanwijzers kleur wijkt af/niet toegestaan450
• Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht385

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

23,982 cars built in 2020 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 92 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, 24,664 of these cars first registered in 2020 took their annual MOT test. 90% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2020 the figure was 88%.

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

2,476 of these cars first registered in 2020 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 87,000 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

156 2020 cars are on the New Zealand register; 13% arrived as used imports, 87% 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 3 variants: combined 8.8–9.4 L/100 km (about 25–27 mpg US), CO₂ 205–219 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 2020 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 2020 Volvo XC40: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)