2024 Volvo XC40 problems
Owners have filed 49 complaints with NHTSA about the 2024 Volvo XC40. Backover prevention is the most reported problem area, at 16% of complaints. After that come brakes (16%) and electrical system (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 49 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Backover prevention 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 12 complaints mention a crash; 6 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 91% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2024 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 5 model years of the Volvo XC40 with enough data (49 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The contact owned a 2024 Volvo XC40. The contact stated that his wife was entering a parking lot at approximately 10 MPH when she heard the vehicle engine abnormally revving and the vehicle independently accelerated. The vehicle drove through the parking lot and crashed into a tree. The contact stated that the driver's and passenger front air bags deployed, and the front collision avoidance had not engaged.
The contact owns a 2024 Volvo XC40. The contact stated while in reverse (R) and backing up at approximately 2 MPH, the vehicle rear view camera proximity warning lights had failed. The contact described the proximity warning as dots that show a visual progression of how close the rear bumper was to objects, yellow, orange, and red. The contact stated that the red dot signaled to stop the vehicle.
The contact owns a 2024 Volvo XC40. The contact stated while attempting to park the vehicle, the camera image was barely visible. The contact stated that the display screen was very dim. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle had been diagnosed; however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and determined that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 40.