{"id":"2022_volvo_xc40","make":"Volvo","make_slug":"volvo","model":"XC40","model_slug":"xc40","year":2022,"url":"/volvo/xc40/2022/","pts":["bev","gas"],"configs":[{"id":44450,"model":"XC40 Recharge twin","pt":"bev","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (A1)","cyl":null,"displ":null,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":92,"hwy":79,"comb":85,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":39.4392,"range":223,"range_city":0,"range_hwy":0,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":8.0,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"150 and 150 kW AC PMSM","fuel":"Electricity","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","co2":0,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":900,"save_spend":6750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"VVX","modified":"Fri Jun 23 00:00:00 EDT 2023"},{"id":44199,"model":"XC40 T4","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S8)","cyl":4,"displ":2.0,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":23,"hwy":32,"comb":26,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD","co2":340,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":2400,"save_spend":-750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"VVX","modified":"Tue Jan 04 00:00:00 EST 2022"},{"id":44204,"model":"XC40 T5 AWD","pt":"gas","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S8)","cyl":4,"displ":2.0,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":22,"hwy":30,"comb":25,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","co2":359,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":3100,"save_spend":-4250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"VVX","modified":"Tue Jan 04 00:00:00 EST 2022"}],"vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","segment":"Compact SUV","epa_certified":true,"recalls":[{"campaign":"25V908000","component":"BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE","mfr":"Volvo Car USA, LLC","reported":"2025-12-23","owner_notified":"2026-03-02","units":413151,"summary":"Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2021-2025 XC40, 2022 V90, 2022-2024 C40BEV, 2022-2025 S90, V90CC, XC60, 2023-2025 S60, V60, V60CC, XC90, and 2025 EC40, and EX40 vehicles. The rearview camera image may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, \"Rear Visibility.\"","consequence":"A rearview camera image that does not display reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"The software will be updated by a dealer or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 24, 2026. Owners may contact Volvo Car\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10333. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning February 16, 2026. This recall replaces previous NHTSA recall number 25V282. Vehicles previously repaired under recall 25V282 will need to have the new remedy performed.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"R10333","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":[],"severity":"minor"},{"campaign":"25V282000","component":"BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE","mfr":"Volvo Car USA, LLC","reported":"2025-05-08","owner_notified":"2025-06-27","units":413151,"summary":"Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2021-2025 XC40, 2022 V90, 2022-2025 S90, V90CC, C40, XC60, 2023-2025 S60, V60, V60CC, XC90, and 2025 EC40 and EX40 vehicles.  The rearview camera image may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverse.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, \"Rear Visibility.\"","consequence":"A rearview camera image that does not display reduces the driver's view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"The software will be updated by a dealer or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed June 27, 2025.  Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-800-458-1552.  Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10320.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"R10320","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":[],"severity":"minor"},{"campaign":"22V288000","component":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL","mfr":"Volvo Car USA, LLC","reported":"2022-04-28","owner_notified":"2022-06-20","units":5351,"summary":"Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2021-2022 XC40 BEV vehicles.  Water may enter the cable harness, corroding the accelerator pedal sensor (APS) circuit.","consequence":"A corroded APS circuit may send corrupted signals, causing unintended acceleration, a lack of acceleration, or a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect for corrosion, install a cable splice to prevent water intrusion and, as necessary, replace the connector terminal and APS, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed June 20, 2022.  Owners may contact Volvo Car at 1-800-458-1552.  Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10170.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"R10170","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"21V109000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY:MANAGEMENT SYSTEM/ENERGY CONTROL MODULE (BMS/BECM):SOFTWARE","mfr":"Volvo Car USA, LLC","reported":"2021-02-24","owner_notified":"2021-03-30","units":2278,"summary":"Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2021-2022 XC40 Recharge vehicles.  The Battery Energy Control Module (BECM) microprocessor may reset and cause the high voltage system to disconnect.","consequence":"A disconnected high voltage system can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Volvo Car will notify owners, and dealers will install a software update, free of charge.  The recall began March 30, 2021.  Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-888-458-1552.  Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10078.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"R10078","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"}],"recall_count":4,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":83,"grade":"B","complaints":{"count":37,"crash":2,"fire":0,"injured":2,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Back Over Prevention",14],["Forward Collision Avoidance",8],["Unspecified",7],["Electrical System",4],["Structure",3],["Vehicle Speed Control",3]],"by_year":{"2021":1,"2022":9,"2023":5,"2024":3,"2025":17,"2026":2},"excerpts":[["2025-07-07","Back Over Prevention","On 7/5 car's cameras (all of them) went off again when and Camera Not Available message displayed on console. We had already gotten the NHTSA required software upgrade on 7/2 that was to correct this problem. Once the vehicle was turned off - and started again -- the cameras worked. But it's anyone's guess how long tha\u2026"],["2025-07-04","Electrical System","In the past 3 months, my 2022 Volvo XC40 has experienced four complete power failures, each requiring a tow. 1\u00ef\u00b8\ufffd\u00e2\u0192\u00a3 The first incident occurred while waiting at a left-turn lane; the car stalled and would not restart. 2\u00ef\u00b8\ufffd\u00e2\u0192\u00a3 The second incident happened at a car wash where the vehicle died mid-process and could not b\u2026"],["2025-07-01","Latches/Locks/Linkages","The front driver or passenger doors do not open 100% of the time when pulling on the handle. This behavior happens after the car has been unlocked. It happens when pulling at an angle that is slightly up and quick in motion. If you pull directly out, away from the car body, and slower it will open up without issue. I w\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"DP22005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","opened":"2023-01-27","closed":"2023-08-07","campaign":"22V063000","subject":"Pedestrian alert sounds","summary":"NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt"}],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.164,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV FWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.155,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":88,"headline":{"range":223,"mpg":26,"ncap":5,"complaints":37},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}