2025 Volvo XC40 Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 27%of 11 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the engine of the 2025 Volvo XC40, 27% of the 11 complaints for this model year.
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.
“My car randomly has a battery charging fault. An alert stating “stop safely 12V battery critical charging fault” will just pop up while driving and then put the vehicle in turtle mode. This is an intermittent fault and is likely a false indication. This could cause an accident because it causes the car to slow down. This could happen on a highway.”
NHTSA complaint #11713785, filed 2026-01“Mild hybrid vehicle that was purchased 4/20/2026. Volvo service states incident on 06/10/2026 was caused by vehicle running overnight in enclosed garage. Volvo also states that cause was due to item inserted into drivers seatbelt buckle. No warnings posted regarding this would cause the vehicle to turn on once car was parked and driver door shut and run continuously throughout the night in an enclosed garage. Volvo claims every time the driver door is opened, it shuts the engine off. This is not true! And this situation proves that. …”
NHTSA complaint #11751346, filed 2026-07Engine: other model years
Other parts of the 2025 Volvo XC40
4 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
3 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsForward collision avoidance
2 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2025 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.
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