2009 Volvo S40 — reported problems

What the records are about, by source

Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.

• Owner complaints (982 records, model years 2000–2011) are most frequently classified under: brakes, electrical system and engine.
• Manufacturer communications (2,405 records, model years 2000–2011) are most frequently classified under: equipment & accessories, electrical system and engine.

"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records

Evidence by model year

Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.

1. 2000 325 records for 2000 325
2. 2001 277 records for 2001 277
3. 2002 186 records for 2002 186
4. 2003 183 records for 2003 183
5. 2004 299 records for 2004 299
6. 2005 246 records for 2005 246
7. 2006 225 records for 2006 225
8. 2007 191 records for 2007 191
9. 2008 178 records for 2008 178
10. 2009 170 records for 2009 170
11. 2010 168 records for 2010 168
12. 2011 167 records for 2011 167

Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.

Reports mentioning outcomes

• 3mention a fire

These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.

Official records held

• Safety recalls NHTSA 3
• Manufacturer communications NHTSA 154
• Transport Canada recalls Transport Canada 3
• Owner complaints NHTSA 10

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