2023 Volvo XC40

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2023 Volvo XC40, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Electrical system12
• Back over prevention11
• Service brakes9
• Forward collision avoidance9
• Unknown or other8
• Visibility/wiper3
• Vehicle speed control3
• Lane departure3
• Steering2
• Seat belts2

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 5 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 2023 Volvo XC40 failed the safety check 0.15% of the time — 79% less often than the average 2023 passenger car (0.69%). Median odometer at inspection: 9,108 miles.

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

Real-world fuel consumption

42,617 Volvo XC40 cars first registered in Europe in 2023 report their fuel use through the on-board meter. Petrol hybrid versions use 7.6 l/100 km on the road against 6.7 in the WLTP test (+13%).

Litres per 100 km from the cars' own fuel meters (OBFCM), collected in 2024; the year is the year of first registration. All years together · European Environment Agency · CC BY 4.0

Engines

The most common engines in 2023 Volvo XC40 cars on Dutch roads are the 1.5 hybrid (95 kW, 127 hp), 1.5 hybrid (132 kW, 177 hp) and 2.0 hybrid (120 kW, 161 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

10,764 first registered in 2023 are on Dutch roads; 23% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €54,220.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde67
• Band onvoldoende profiel21
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld21
• Band beschadigd14
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm8
• Stofhoes aandrijfas beschadigd en dicht niet af3
• Richtingaanwijzers kleur wijkt af/niet toegestaan2
• Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht2

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

25,521 cars built in 2023 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 174 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

In Finland

2,344 of these cars first registered in 2023 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 47,000 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

254 2023 cars are on the New Zealand register; 1% arrived as used imports, 99% 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 2 variants: combined 8.9–9.2 L/100 km (about 26 mpg US), CO₂ 208–215 g/km.

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

Recalls in Canada

4 Transport Canada recalls for the 2023 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 2023 Volvo XC40: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)