Volvo XC40 B4: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy

Volvo XC40 B4: 1 model years scored from 43 NHTSA owner complaints and 0 recall campaigns. Worst year 2023, best year 2023.

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Year-by-year data table

YearScoreVerdict Running cost / yrNHTSA complaintsRecalls
202386BUY$3,932430

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.

XC40 B4 sub-models & family

Variants & trims on record

Body, powertrain and trim variants of the XC40 B4 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.

XC40

What goes wrong on the Volvo XC40 B4

Across every XC40 B4 model year in our index, owners report these component groups most often. The cost beside each one is the representative repair for that group at a US independent shop, re-priced to your country.

  • Electrical System11 complaints across all XC40 B4 years · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement$540–$1,310
  • Back Over Prevention10 complaints across all XC40 B4 years · typical job: Reversing camera or park-sensor replacement$420–$940
  • Service Brakes9 complaints across all XC40 B4 years · typical job: Pads, rotors and caliper service, both axles$580–$1,140
  • Unknown Or Other7 complaints across all XC40 B4 years · typical job: Diagnosis and mixed repair$360–$940
  • Forward Collision Avoidance7 complaints across all XC40 B4 years · typical job: Radar or camera module replacement and calibration$780–$2,160
  • Lane Departure3 complaints across all XC40 B4 years · typical job: Camera module replacement and calibration$680–$1,700

Flat-rate labour hours x local shop rate plus a parts band. An estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote. Formula.

FAQ

What is the most common Volvo XC40 B4 problem?

11 of the complaints filed against the XC40 B4 across all its model years sit in the Electrical System group — more than any other component.

Sources: NHTSA, EPA · Methodology · Updated 2026-10-04