2025 Volvo XC40

small SUV / 4-door SUV

2025 Volvo XC40 4-door SUV
2021 Volvo XC40 shown

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteriaRating
Small overlap front
G
Moderate overlap front: updated test
G
Side: updated test
A

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteriaRating
Front crash prevention: pedestrian (day)
Standard system
Advanced

Seat belts & child restraints

Evaluation criteriaRating
Seat belt reminders
G

Other available safety features

  • Standard blind spot detection
  • Standard lane departure warning & prevention
  • Standard rear automatic braking

Key

GGood
AAcceptable
MMarginal
PPoor
Superior
Advanced
Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Small overlap front

The small overlap front evaluation consists of a driver-side and a passenger-side component. If the results of the two evaluations differ, then the combined small overlap rating is equal to the lower rating.

Driver-side

Tested vehicle: 2019 Volvo XC40 T5 Momentum 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2019-25 models

The Volvo XC40 was introduced in the 2019 model year.

Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall driver-side evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Hip/thigh
G
Lower leg/foot
G
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
G
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test ID CEN1810
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 4
Footrest (cm) 2
Left toepan (cm) 1
Brake pedal (cm) 4
Parking brake (cm)
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 1
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column 0
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 3
Upper dash (cm) 3
Lower instrument panel (cm) 2

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test ID CEN1810
Head
HIC-15 100
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.0
Extension bending moment (Nm) 16
Maximum Nij 0.23
Chest maximum compression (mm) 16
Femur (kN)
Left 0.9
Right 0.7
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 0
Right 1
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.60
Right 0.43
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 2.6
Right 1.4
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 55
Right 43

Passenger-side

Tested vehicle: 2019 Volvo XC40 T5 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2019-25 models

The Volvo XC40 was introduced in the 2019 model. Passenger-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Volvo.

Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall passenger-side evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
G
Passenger injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Hip/thigh
A
Lower leg/foot
G
Passenger restraints and dummy kinematics
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Hip/thigh
G
Lower leg/foot
G
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
G
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on passenger side

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test ID VTP1901
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 16
Footrest (cm) 9
Right toepan (cm) 4
Center toepan (cm) 3
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 8
Upper occupant compartment
Center dash (cm) 3
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 7
Upper dash (cm) 4
Right lower dash (cm) 4

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test ID VTP1901
Head
HIC-15 136
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.7
Extension bending moment (Nm) 9
Maximum Nij 0.15
Chest maximum compression (mm) 24
Femur (kN)
Left 2.0
Right 6.6
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 0
Right 1
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 6
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.33
Right 0.52
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 1.0
Right 1.4
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 27
Right 43

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test ID VTP1901
Head
HIC-15 98
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.1
Extension bending moment (Nm) 5
Maximum Nij 0.20
Chest maximum compression (mm) 27
Femur (kN)
Left 0.4
Right 0.2
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 1
Right 1
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.33
Right 0.19
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 0.4
Right 0.3
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 30
Right 51

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: updated test

Tested vehicle: 2021 Volvo XC40 T5 Momentum 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2021-25 models

The Volvo XC40 was introduced in the 2019 model year.

Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Thigh/hip
G
Leg/foot
G
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
G
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Thigh
G
Rear passenger restraints and dummy kinematics
G
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test IDCEF2108
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)4
Left (cm)6
Center (cm)3
Right (cm)2
Brake pedal (cm)4
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)0
Right (cm)0
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)1
Rearward (cm)-2
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)0

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test IDCEF2108
Head
HIC-15244
Peak gs at hard contactno contact
Neck
Tension (kN)1.2
Extension bending moment (Nm)14
Maximum Nij0.25
Chest maximum compression (mm)26
Femur (kN)
Left0.5
Right0.4
Knee displacement (mm)
Left0
Right0
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left0
Right0
Maximum tibia index
Left0.16
Right0.22
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left1.8
Right1.8
Foot acceleration (g)
Left44
Right63

Rear passenger injury measures

Test IDCEF2108
Head
HIC-15 for head contact during forward excursion
no contact
Peak gs at hard contactno contact
Neck
Tension (kN)1.8
Compression (kN)0.4
Maximum Nij for head contact during forward excursion
no contact
Chest
Chest index34
Shoulder belt tension (kN)5.5
Thigh (kN)
Left femur compression0.3
Right femur compression0.4

About the moderate overlap front test

February 2024 adjustment to rating criteria

Side: updated test

Tested vehicle: 2021 Volvo XC40 T5 Momentum 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2019-25 models

The Volvo XC40 was introduced in the 2019 model year.

Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall evaluation
A
Structure and safety cage
M
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
A
Pelvis
M
Driver head protection
G
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
A
Pelvis
G
Rear passenger head protection
G
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES2006
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -12.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES2006
Head
HIC-15 129
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.4
Compression (kN) 0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 37
Lateral force (kN) 1.3
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 42
Average deflection (mm) 37
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 4.03
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.84
Pelvis
Combined force (kN) 5.3

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES2006
Head
HIC-15 387
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.2
Compression (kN) 0.4
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 28
Lateral force (kN) 1.3
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 38
Average deflection (mm) 31
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 4.59
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.65
Pelvis
Combined force (kN) 3.1

About the side crash test

Front crash prevention: pedestrian (day)

System details

  • standard Collision Warning with Full Autobrake
Overall evaluation
Advanced
Advanced
This rating applies to all 2023-25 models

Crossing child

  • In the 12 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 8 mph.
  • In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 17 mph.

Crossing adult

  • In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
  • In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.

Parallel adult

  • In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
  • In the 37 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 26 mph. A warning was issued 1.8 seconds before impact.

About the pedestrian front crash prevention test

Seat belt reminders

Rating applies to 2023-25 models

Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall evaluation
G
Front row
Unbelted occupant alert (audible & visual)
Initiation time
DurationLong enough (90+ seconds)
Volume
Audio frequency
Second row
Startup status alert (visual)
Initiation time
Duration at least 60 seconds
Belt disengaged alert (audible & visual)
Initiation time
Duration at least 30 seconds
Volume
Audio frequency
Technical measurements for this test
Background cabin sound pressure level at 24 km/h 51 dB
Audible signal sound pressure level at 24 km/h 60 dB
Difference between background and signal 8.8 dB
Background cabin sound pressure level at 40 km/h 55 dB
Audible signal sound pressure level at 40 km/h 62 dB
Difference between background and signal 6.3 dB
Dominant audio frequency 528 Hz

About the seat belt reminder evaluation