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Used 2011 Volvo S40 Consumer Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars
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4.88 out of 5 stars

Great First Car

dcompain, 11/19/2007
2008 Volvo S40 2.4i 4dr Sedan (2.4L 5cyl 5M)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful

This is my first new car after graduating college. Before this I drove a 2002 E46 330i on occasion, but my own car was a 1986 BMW 635CSi. As a BMW gearhead, I never saw myself in a Volvo, but the car represents an excellent value. There is a lot of performance (I have 5-sp manual), style, comfort, and feature content for the money. I have similar features as a BMW 328i for $10k less, and I actually enjoy the unique style, as a 3-series are a dime a dozen today. The ride is very smooth while still delivering road-hugging performance. As my first front-wheel-drive car, I appreciate the all-weather abilities as well.

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2.25 out of 5 stars

Volvo S40 D 1.6 RDesign

albaad, 06/08/2012
2009 Volvo S40 T5 R-Design 4dr Sedan (2.5L 5cyl Turbo 5A)
3 of 5 people found this review helpful

Do not buy! I bought a Volvo when my daughter was born in 2009 selling my super reliant 1.7 Puma. The engine failed after just over 2 years. As I had had my 2nd year service late (less than 1000 miles) Volvo said the warranty was void. The customer care team refused to speak to me. 7 days after spending £6,000 on a new engine the new engine fails in the same way as the previous one. The car has been towed back to the garage. Having researched the engine, it is rubbish

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4.75 out of 5 stars

Luv It

Thomas, 12/01/2010
2011 Volvo S40 T5 4dr Sedan (2.5L 5cyl Turbo 5A)
55 of 128 people found this review helpful

The s40 packs lots of class in a smaller vehicle, Very powerful with the T5 model and turbo engine. Duel exhaust a plus for style. One negative is inside storage. no a lot of room for sunglasses and tissues but the overall performance makes you luv it.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

small but cool

URSUS, 06/21/2010
2008 Volvo S40 T5 4dr Sedan (2.5L 5cyl Turbo 5A)
2 of 4 people found this review helpful

I bought the S40 couple months ago and i like it ..European car always the best ..

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4.88 out of 5 stars

More Than Fair Value

Happy Pittsburgher, 09/02/2008
2008 Volvo S40 2.4i 4dr Sedan (2.4L 5cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I narrowed onto this model as the best dollar value to replace one of our cars. While it does not have neck snaping acceleration, it is far from underpowered and it will snap your neck while cornering. Mileage on secondary roads is great, city is real good and highway if fantastic. Little negatives: no inside trunk relase or on the key fob and the doors do not automatically unlock when the key is removed.

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