Volvo V40 owners have reported a total of 93 problems for their cars built in the 6 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Volvo V40. The 2000 Volvo V40 cars have the most problems reported (67 problems).
The following chart shows the 16 most common problems for Volvo V40 cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's service brakes, hydraulic (34 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (13 problems).
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Service Brakes | |
| Engine And Engine Cooling | |
| Suspension | |
| Electrical System | |
| Vehicle Speed Control | |
| Exterior Lighting | |
| Structure | |
| Power Train | |
| Wheel | |
| Equipment | |
| Steering | |
| Air Bag | |
| Visibility | |
| Seat Belt | |
| Seats | |
| Unknown Or Other | |
It would not be fair to compare the Volvo V40 of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across V40 model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.
PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,
where P = total problems reported during the life of a Volvo V40 model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).
The results are shown in Table 3.
| ✿ Fuel Economy of V40 Vehicles |
| ☘ V40 Service Bulletins |
| ⚑ V40 Safety Recalls |
| ☤ V40 Defect Investigations |
| Compare Reliability: |