Total Complaints
1 filings
VOLVO V40 · model year
2013 VOLVO V40
1 NHTSA complaints. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2013VOLVOV40 carries 1 consumer safety complaint in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 2013 V40 is unknown or other with 1 filings. Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.
NHTSA currently has 28 investigation files overlapping the 2013 V40. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.
1
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20190215UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HELLO . I APPOLOGIZE FROM MY BROKEN ENGLISH. THERE IS URGENT AND IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE ABOUT VOLVO 2014 V40 AND PROPABLY SIMILAR VOLVO 2014 MODELS . ALL V40 S , IN NIGHT LIGHT , NIGHT TIME DARKNESS, LOOSE THEIR COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM EVERY EXACTLY 18 MINUTES OF ENGINE RUNING TIME . YOU MUST STOP ENGINE , SWITCH OFF ENGINE AND START AGAIN TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM TO ANOTHER 18 MINUTES TIME . IT IS OBVIOUSLY SOFTWARE MALFUNCTION . WE HAVE 3 VOLVO V40 S IN OUR FAMILY , 2 IS MINE. EVERY 3 V40 S HAVE SAME PROBLEM. IN DAY LIGHT WORKS VERY GOOD . IN NIGHT WORKS GOOD TOO FOR JUST 18 MINUTES FROM START ENGINE .IN THIS CASE ALL OF CONNECTED PREVENTIONAL SYSTEMS LIKE LANE KEEPING AID AND PEDESTRIAN DETECTION AND COLLISION WARNING AND AUTOBRAKE SWITCHES OFF PERMANENTLY WITHOUT ALLERT OR NOTIFICATION TO DRIVER . IT IS FATAL PROBLEM . PLEASE PLEASE SUE VOLVO FOR THIS PROBLEM . BECAUSE THEY KNOW VERY WELL ABOUT THIS MALFUNCTION AND DO NOTHING FOR IT . I TOLD THEM AND THEY SAID YOU CAN NOT SUE US FROM
Mileage: 1,000
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 2013 VOLVO V40 have?▼
The 2013 VOLVO V40 has 1 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 2013 VOLVO V40?▼
The most-complained component for the 2013 VOLVO V40 is UNKNOWN OR OTHER with 1 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include various components.
Is the 2013 VOLVO V40 safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
Vehicle Safety Guides
Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 2013 VOLVO V40; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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