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What 36 owners told NHTSA about the 2022 Volvo XC40 T4

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (36)Crash / fire / injury (3)Backup camera & sensors (14)Driver assistance (4)Body & structure (3)Electrical system (3)Speed control (3)Airbags (1)Brakes (1)Engine (1)Fuel system (1)Lane Departure (1)

1 of 36 complaints match · Body & structure · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Mar 31, 2022Body & structure1 injury

The contact owns a 2022 Volvo XC40. The contact stated that material used to manufacture the rear lift gate parcel shelf in the vehicle would fracture when touched, causing small fiberglass shards to become stuck in the skin. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were both notified of the failure but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 300.

NHTSA ODI 11459123

Working with the data? Download all 36 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 25, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2022 Volvo XC40 T4 verdict →