Used 2019 Volvo XC40 T4 Inscription 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A) Consumer Reviews

Niggles and comparison to Discovery Sport

Intermittent engine stops whilst waiting at traffic lights, not in eco mode. The engine is very quiet so the lights change clutch down into gear and then nothing.....restart engine, this happens about 1 in 20 times. The electronic break would not come off whilst attempting to reverse off my driveway, no amount of forward or reverse power made any difference then all of a sudden an almighty bang and it released, I expected to bit of the car under it on the driveway, a similar incident happened whilst my wife was using the car once. The need to depress the boot open switch on the key for a period of time is very irritating, my Discovery Sport was a lot better in this area. Yesterday I reversed up my driveway (which has a slope on it) for the first time, I thought the clutch would burn out it did not like it (I had a full load) lastly be very light footed when driving off from stationary it is very easy to spin the front wheels. I like the VC40 but I think the Discovery Sport is a better drive, why did I swap then? The Discovery Sport was diesel and I now do short journeys across town the Sport is not suitable for this type of journey you end up with all sorts of filter problems. I do wish I had 4x4 capability again though.