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Volvo S40 Models & Specifications

Volvo S40 has 2 generations in the VehicleScore catalogue, and 1,518 cars in our dataset. Comparisons on this page use those records.

Volvo S40
A Volvo S40 photograph from the VehicleScore image library. It shows the model, not one generation.

Generations

Power is the PS range stored on the published engines. Dates use the precision recorded for that generation.

Cars recorded for each generation in the VehicleScore dataset. This is not UK sales or production.
644
  • Recorded datesJune 1996 – September 2004
  • Engines2 engines
  • Power108.8–122.4 PS
  • FuelsPetrol
  • Variants2 variants
  • Dataset177 cars in our dataset
Volvo S40 Mk2 (P1)
  • Recorded datesJanuary 2004 – July 2012
  • Engines15 engines
  • Power100.6–223.1 PS
  • FuelsDiesel, Petrol
  • Variants37 variants
  • Dataset1,341 cars in our dataset

Engines and trims

Published engines for this model. Power is the stored PS range for that engine, and it can differ between trims and gearboxes.

EngineGenerationFuelPower range
1.6 petrol 109PS644Petrol108.8 PS
1.8 petrol 122PS644Petrol122.4 PS
1.6 diesel 110PSVolvo S40 Mk2 (P1)Diesel110.5 PS
1.6 diesel 112PSVolvo S40 Mk2 (P1)Diesel111.5 PS
1.6 diesel 115PSVolvo S40 Mk2 (P1)Diesel114.6 PS
1.6 petrol 101PSVolvo S40 Mk2 (P1)Petrol100.6–101.4 PS
1.8/125BHPVolvo S40 Mk2 (P1)Petrol125.1 PS
1.8 petrol 127PSVolvo S40 Mk2 (P1)Petrol126.8 PS
2.0 diesel 136PSVolvo S40 Mk2 (P1)Diesel136 PS
2.0 diesel 138PSVolvo S40 Mk2 (P1)Diesel137.9 PS
2.0 diesel 150PSVolvo S40 Mk2 (P1)Diesel150.1 PS
2.0 diesel 178PSVolvo S40 Mk2 (P1)Diesel177.5 PS
2.0 petrol 145PSVolvo S40 Mk2 (P1)Petrol145 PS
2.0 petrol 147PSVolvo S40 Mk2 (P1)Petrol147 PS
2.0D/136/E4Volvo S40 Mk2 (P1)Diesel137.9 PS
2.4 petrol 172PSVolvo S40 Mk2 (P1)Petrol172.4 PS
2.5 petrol 223PSVolvo S40 Mk2 (P1)Petrol223.1 PS

Trims

  • D Drive R-Design
  • D Drive S
  • D Drive SE
  • D Drive SE Lux
  • D R-Design
  • D S
  • D S E4
  • D SE Lux
  • D2 R-Design
  • D2 R-Design Edition
  • D3 R-Design
  • D4 R-Design
  • Drive SE Edition
  • Drive SE Lux
  • Drive SE Lux Edition
  • E4 D S
  • E4 D SE
  • R-Design
  • S
  • S D
  • SE
  • SE D
  • SE Lux
  • SE Lux D
  • SE Lux Edition
  • SE Sport D
  • Sport
  • Sport D
  • T5 SE

Body styles and versions

Saloon. Each generation page lists the versions offered with those body styles.

Specifications

Generations
2
Engines
17
Power
100.6–223.1 PS
Fuels
Diesel, Petrol
Body styles
Saloon
Transmissions
Automatic, Manual
UK dataset
1,518 cars in our dataset

Performance

Highest engine power

Each row is an engine family. Power can differ between the trims and gearboxes listed on that engine page.

Bar length is the highest stored PS for that engine. Brake horsepower is a different unit and is not plotted.
EngineGenerationPowerFuel
2.5 petrol 223PSVolvo S40 Mk2 (P1)223.1 PSPetrol
2.0 diesel 178PSVolvo S40 Mk2 (P1)177.5 PSDiesel
2.4 petrol 172PSVolvo S40 Mk2 (P1)172.4 PSPetrol
2.0 diesel 150PSVolvo S40 Mk2 (P1)150.1 PSDiesel
2.0 petrol 147PSVolvo S40 Mk2 (P1)147 PSPetrol
2.0 petrol 145PSVolvo S40 Mk2 (P1)145 PSPetrol

Fastest stored 0–60

These are the best 0–60 figures stored on a generation’s trim groups, not a ranking of every variant.

GenerationTrim group0–60 mph
Volvo S40 Mk2 (P1)mid7.2 seconds
Volvo S40 Mk2 (P1)premium8.2 seconds
Volvo S40 Mk2 (P1)entry8.4 seconds
644entry12 seconds
644mid12 seconds

Economy

These are the highest official combined mpg ranges stored on each engine. The test cycle is recorded on the variant, so ranges from different cycles are not ranked as one list of winners.

EngineGenerationCombined mpg rangeCO₂ range
1.6 diesel 115PSVolvo S40 Mk2 (P1)65.7–74.3 mpg99–114 g/km
1.6 diesel 110PSVolvo S40 Mk2 (P1)57.7–72.4 mpg104–129 g/km
1.6 diesel 112PSVolvo S40 Mk2 (P1)57.7 mpg129 g/km
2.0 diesel 150PSVolvo S40 Mk2 (P1)55.4 mpg134 g/km
2.0 diesel 178PSVolvo S40 Mk2 (P1)55.4 mpg134 g/km
2.0 diesel 136PSVolvo S40 Mk2 (P1)50.4 mpg153 g/km

Registration statistics

1,518 cars in our dataset for Volvo S40. Fuel, body, and gearbox mixes are counted inside each generation, so they are not added together here.

GenerationDatasetRecorded dates
6441771996-06 – 2004-09
Volvo S40 Mk2 (P1)1,3412004-01 – 2012-07

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Questions

How many Volvo S40 cars are in the VehicleScore dataset?

1,518 cars in our dataset. That is the catalogue sample, not UK sales or production.

Which S40 generations are covered?

644, Volvo S40 Mk2 (P1)

How these figures are produced

Specifications and counts come from the VehicleScore UK vehicle catalogue. A count of cars is the number of records in that dataset. It is not UK production, not sales, and not the number of cars currently on the road.

Power is shown in PS where the catalogue stores PS, and in bhp only where bhp is stored separately. Official fuel economy is labelled NEDC or WLTP when the test cycle is known. Figures from different cycles are not ranked together. Empty values are left blank.

The catalogue does not store a revision date, so these pages do not show a last-updated day.