2025 Volvo XC40

small SUV / 4-door SUV

2025 Volvo XC40 4-door SUV
2021 Volvo XC40 shown

Crashworthiness

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

Crash avoidance & mitigation

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

Seat belts & child restraints

Evaluation criteria Rating
Seat belt reminders
G

Other available safety features

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

Key

  • G
    Good
  • A
    Acceptable
  • M
    Marginal
  • P
    Poor
  • 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

  • Rating applies to 2019-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2019 Volvo XC40 T5 Momentum 4-door 4wd

The Volvo XC40 was introduced in the 2019 model year.

Evaluation criteria Rating
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

Action shot taken during the driver-side small overlap frontal crash test.

The dummy's position in relation to the door frame, steering wheel, and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained very well.

The frontal and side curtain airbags worked well together to keep the head from coming close to any stiff structure or outside objects that could cause injury.

The driver's space was maintained well, and risk of injuries to the dummy's legs and feet was low.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria Measurement
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 criteria Measurement
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

  • Rating applies to 2019-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2019 Volvo XC40 T5 4-door 4wd

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 criteria Rating
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 criteria Measurement
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 criteria Measurement
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 criteria Measurement
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

Rating applies to 2021-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2021 Volvo XC40 T5 Momentum 4-door 4wd

The Volvo XC40 was introduced in the 2019 model year.

Evaluation criteria Rating
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

View of the vehicle after the crash showing the airbags and damage to the occupant compartment.

The rear passenger dummy's head remained a safe distance from the front seatback.

Rear passenger dummy injury values indicate a low risk of injury to the head or neck and chest. During the crash, the shoulder belt remained in an ideal position on the dummy’s chest.

The rear passenger dummy's lap belt remained in the ideal position on the pelvis.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CEF2108
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 criteria Measurement
Test ID CEF2108
Head
HIC-15 244
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.2
Extension bending moment (Nm) 14
Maximum Nij 0.25
Chest maximum compression (mm) 26
Femur (kN)
Left 0.5
Right 0.4
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 0
Right 0
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.16
Right 0.22
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 1.8
Right 1.8
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 44
Right 63

Rear passenger injury measures

Test ID CEF2108
Head
HIC-15 for head contact during forward excursion
no contact
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.8
Compression (kN) 0.4
Maximum Nij for head contact during forward excursion
no contact
Chest
Chest index 34
Shoulder belt tension (kN) 5.5
Thigh (kN)
Left femur compression 0.3
Right femur compression 0.4

About the moderate overlap front test

February 2024 adjustment to rating criteria

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2019-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2019 Volvo XC40 T5 Momentum 4-door 4wd

The Volvo XC40 was introduced in the 2019 model year. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Volvo.

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

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID VTS1902
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -20.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID VTS1902
Head HIC-15 97
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.2
Compression (kN) 0.4
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 38
Lateral force (kN) 1.4
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 37
Average deflection (mm) 34
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 4.83
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.85
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 1.0
Acetabulum force (kN) 1.7
Combined force (kN) 2.7
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.8
L-M moment (Nm) 12
A-P moment (Nm) 87

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID VTS1902
Head HIC-15 159
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.6
Compression (kN) -0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 10
Lateral force (kN) 0.5
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 28
Average deflection (mm) 22
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 2.73
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.40
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.4
Acetabulum force (kN) 1.8
Combined force (kN) 1.9
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.4
L-M moment (Nm) 97
A-P moment (Nm) -23

About the original side crash test

Side: updated test

Rating applies to 2019-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2021 Volvo XC40 T5 Momentum 4-door 4wd

The Volvo XC40 was introduced in the 2019 model year.

Evaluation criteria Rating
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

View of the vehicle just after the crash test.

View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side airbags.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy's head was protected by the side airbag.

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

This rating applies to all 2023-25 models

Advanced
Advanced

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 criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
G
Front row
Unbelted occupant alert (audible & visual)
Initiation time
Duration Long 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