VOLVO · VOLVO XC40 · Cars
Common — still a familiar sight, with 170,789 on the road.
Rarer than 2% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
The Volvo XC40 is a subcompact luxury crossover SUV (C-segment) manufactured by Volvo Cars. It was unveiled on 21 September 2017 as the smallest SUV model from Volvo, below the XC60. Orders started in September 2017, and manufacturing began in November 2017. Along with conventional petrol and diesel engines, a plug-in hybrid model was introduced in 2019, and a fully electric model was released in 2020. Both the plug-in hybrid and the electric versions were marketed as the XC40 Recharge. In 2024, Volvo renamed the battery electric XC40 to the Volvo EX40, aligning it with newer battery electric models...
As of 2025 Q4, 170,789 VOLVO XC40 were still registered in the UK — 168,961 licensed and on the road, plus 1,828 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The VOLVO XC40 is common, with 170,789 still on the road, making it rarer than 2% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of VOLVO XC40 on UK roads rose by 30,397 (21.7%).
Most VOLVO XC40 run on hybrid — about 50% of those still registered, with the rest split across petrol, plug-in hybrid, electric, diesel, gas (lpg).
The VOLVO XC40 peaked at 170,789 registered in 2025 Q4, and was first recorded in the data in 2017 Q4.