Vehicle
Volvo V40
The compact hatchback that replaced the S40 and V50, on the Ford-derived platform for its whole run. Diesel dominates the European population; the D2's small capacity and long gearing mean short-journey use rarely reaches regeneration temperature, which is the usual explanation for its particulate-filter codes.
Generations
-
Second generation 2012–2019
Ford-derived platform throughout; the D2's long gearing means short journeys rarely reach regeneration temperature.
- DV6 (1.6 HDi) 1.6 L
- EB (PureTech, 1.0–2.0) 1.2 L
- T5 / T6 / D4 / D5 (badges, not engines)
- VEA diesel (D4204T) 2.0 L
- VEA petrol (B4204T) 2.0 L
- Volvo five-cylinder petrol (B5254)
- Aisin TG-81SC 8-speed automatic
- B6 / MMT6 6-speed manual
- Getrag 6DCT450 (MPS6) 6-speed dual-clutch
- M66 6-speed manual
- Body styles
- Hatchback
- Platform
- Volvo P1
- Engines
-
- 1.5 T3 three-cylinder — VEP4 · petrol · 90–112 kW (121–150 hp) · 220–250 Nm (162–184 lb-ft)
- 1.6 T2, T3 and T4 — petrol · 88–132 kW (118–177 hp) · 240 Nm (177 lb-ft)
- 2.0 T4 and T5 — B5204T9 · petrol · 90–180 kW (121–241 hp) · 220–350 Nm (162–258 lb-ft)
- 1.6 D2 — DV6 · diesel · 84 kW (113 hp) · 270 Nm (199 lb-ft)
- 2.0 D2, D3 and D4 — diesel · 88–140 kW (118–188 hp) · 280–400 Nm (207–295 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 6-speed Powershift dual-clutch · 6-speed Getrag B6 manual · 6-speed Volvo M66 manual · 6-speed Aisin TF-80SD automatic · 6-speed Aisin TF-71SC automatic · 8-speed Aisin TG-81SC automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
Information, not instruction
CarGeek is a reference, not a service manual. Its pages are written from public sources and from what other people have found, never from a manufacturer's own service information, so they can be wrong or incomplete for your particular vehicle. Some of what they describe carries real risk: high voltage, fuel under pressure, stored energy, hot and moving parts.
Have anything you intend to act on checked by a trained person against the manufacturer's own procedure for your vehicle. Nothing here replaces that procedure.
Posted about the Volvo V40
Be the first to write this up
Nothing posted about this yet. Whatever you found is worth writing down — even a dead end saves someone the same afternoon.
What makes one worth reading:
- The car — make, model, year and engine. The same fault behaves differently on each.
- What you measured, not only what you replaced.
- What actually fixed it — or that nothing did, which is worth knowing too.
Sign in or create an account to add what you found about Volvo V40.