2024 Volvo XC40 problems and complaints
Owners have filed 14 complaints with NHTSA about the 2024 Volvo XC40. The most-reported areas: Electrical System (5), Service Brakes (4), Unknown Or Other (3).
Key takeaways
- 14 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
- 1 involve a crash, 0 a fire, 0 reported injuries.
- Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
| Component | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 5 | 36% |
| Service Brakes | 4 | 29% |
| Unknown Or Other | 3 | 21% |
| Back Over Prevention | 3 | 21% |
| Exterior Lighting | 3 | 21% |
| Power Train | 3 | 21% |
| Lane Departure | 1 | 7% |
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 1 | 7% |
One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
Latest complaints, as filed
Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.
Unknown Or Other - filed 2026-08-11
Right when I turned the car on, a million different alarms went off saying different systems weren’t available. Then I started driving, and it accelerated normally, but when I took foot off accelerator: it didn’t slow down. This was really noticeable because I had one pedal drive on, which means taking foot off the gas...
Lane Departure,back Over Prevention - filed 2026-08-09
Randomly, the sound from the infotainment system stops working. This impacts the turn signal sound inside the car, the cross traffic alert sound, blind spot warning sounds, etc. This can be fixed by restarting the infotainment center, but this is not safe to do while driving. Being unable to hear the turn signal incr...
Exterior Lighting - filed 2026-07-07
Blindingly bright passenger-side map light came on for no reason, illuminating the car and startling the driver AND other nearby drivers (it was night). Light would not respond to touch-sensitive on/off control. Had to cycle dome lights (another distraction and even more light) to get light to turn off.
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Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.