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2024 Volvo XC40 Engine Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
7%of 28 total for the year
Median mileage
8,000miles
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the engine of the 2024 Volvo XC40, 7% of the 28 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 8,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“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 stated that the vehicle crashed into the tree almost at the center of the front bumper and grill. The hood had been crushed, the grill cracked, and the bumper had been torn off. …”

NHTSA complaint #11723648, filed 2026-03, 8,000 miles

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Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2025327%
202427%
202312%
202213%
202136%
2020325%
2019517%

Other parts of the 2024 Volvo XC40

Brakes
8 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
7 complaints
Electrical system
7 complaints
Other or unknown
7 complaints
Exterior lighting
4 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
4 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
3 complaints
Air bags
1 complaints
Lane departure
1 complaints
Seat belts
1 complaints
Vehicle speed control
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2024 Volvo XC40

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology