Faults:

1. Passenger power door lock makes a whirling noise - Actuator replaced by warranty

2. Driver's power window streaks - Weather strip installed, covered by warranty

3. Leaked oil (right after oil change service); oil seal damaged by service technician - Replaced by warranty

4. Front body kit damaged due to scrapes; vehicle is extremely low - Not covered by warranty. $26 replacement for center piece of body kit.

General Comments:

This car is the last year from the original style. I'd figure Volvo would have fixed all the issues on the last release of this vehicle. Apparently not. There are a lot of quirks on the car, which apparently is normal.

1. If you leave the keys in the accessory position for longer than 1-2 minutes, the car won't start if you turn the ignition. You have to turn the key to position OFF and ON again to restart. Something about being in Accessory mode draws a lot of ignition power.

2. On very hot days (100+), the climate control may switch off and on. I believe this is due to overheating.

3. Cruising at 20-30mph and releasing the accelerator causes the vehicle to down-shift, which lurches the car forward.

4. The car's driving and shifting style changes and adapts to how you drive it when you first start it up. (i.e. heavy acceleration after taking off from a cold start will result in shifting at higher RPMs, etc).

It's very easy to reset the service light without having to go to the dealership.

General Comments:

Excellent car. Good bang for the buck.

Good styling / looks, luxurious, good on gas and excellent performance.

Good horsepower (170) / torque (177) to weight (2,767 lbs.) ratio.

There is a slight turbo lag off the start, but when the turbo kicks in, that's it. And even at high speeds, it will keep going.

I am very satisfied. I can't wait to upgrade to a 200+ turbo model with a Geartronic transmission (like Tiptronic) in a few years.

Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

I would just like the praise the Volvo s40 because it saved my life. I had a bad car wreck when I hit ice and I slammed head on into a house and if I had been driving anything else I wouldn't have made it! Thanks Volvo for making such a safe car!

Faults:

The car was hit in the rear. The repair cost is unbelievable in terms of time involved. Volvo does not manufacture the body parts and it has been two months since the body parts were ordered and still has not arrived. Effectively, this S40 model has a very expensive collision repair even for small dents by virtue of the reason given above, and caused a lot of hassle. I cannot recommend this car to anybody. Stay out of this car.

General Comments:

Volvo s40 does not have readily accessible parts and costly to repair.