Volvo EC40: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy
Volvo EC40: 1 model years scored from 0 NHTSA owner complaints and 3 recall campaigns. Worst year 2025, best year 2025.
Year-by-year data table
| Year | Score | Verdict | Running cost / yr | NHTSA complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 88 | BUY | $1,230 | 0 | 3 |
Running cost is fuel or energy plus the maintenance band midpoint for that car at its age today, re-priced to your country. Purchase price, insurance and depreciation are not included.
Photographs and every generation of the EC40, through the years →
EC40 sub-models & family
Variants & trims on record
Body, powertrain and trim variants of the EC40 on the federal record. Variants folded into this nameplate are counted in this page's data; the rest have too thin a record for a page of their own yet.
EC40 Twin
Sources: NHTSA, EPA · Methodology · Updated 2026-10-04