Volvo S40 (2004 - 2012) - Real MPG

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REAL MPG:

Volvo S40 (2004 - 2012)

000292

24–67

Real MPG

44.6

Average

Comfortable, safe and enjoyable. Good looks, backed up by a decent drive.

Distracting reflections from dashboard and instruments. Floating dash panel doesn't suit everyone. Expensive problems with diesel more than three years old.

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Select engine for more Real MPG information:

Engine	Official MPG	Real MPG Avg.	Real MPG %
1.6	39.2–39.8 mpg	37.4 mpg	95%
1.6 D	57.6 mpg	48.7 mpg	85%
1.6D DRIVe	62.8 mpg	54.9 mpg	87%
1.6D DRIVe Start/Stop	72.4–74.3 mpg	56.6 mpg	77%
1.8	38.7–39.2 mpg	34.5 mpg	89%
1.8 FlexiFuel	38.2 mpg	-	-
2.0	37.2–38.2 mpg	34.1 mpg	90%
2.0 D	48.7 mpg	45.9 mpg	94%
2.4i	33.2 mpg	30.4 mpg	92%
D2	65.7 mpg	52.4 mpg	80%
D3	50.4–55.4 mpg	44.5 mpg	84%
D3 Geartronic	50.4 mpg	46.2 mpg	92%
D4	50.4–55.4 mpg	-	-
D4 Geartronic	50.4 mpg	43.4 mpg	86%
D5	45.6 mpg	42.3 mpg	93%
D5 Geartronic	35.6 mpg	39.7 mpg	111%
T5	32.5 mpg	31.0 mpg	95%
T5 Geartronic	31.4 mpg	31.0 mpg	99%

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Volvo S40 (2004 - 2012)
Comfortable, safe and enjoyable. Good looks, backed up by a decent drive.

Rivals

Volvo S40 (2004 - 2012)	44.6	avg mpg
Volkswagen Golf Estate (2009 - 2013)	52.5	avg mpg
Kia Cee'd (2007 - 2010)	46.1	avg mpg
Vauxhall Astra GTC (2011 - 2016)	38.8	avg mpg