5 Dislikes & 5 Likes - Volvo XC40 Recharge

As an owner for about 18 months, I go over five dislikes and 5 likes I have about the Volvo XC40 Recharge. I like the car so much I had to lean on my wife to come up with one more dislike to get me to five. It is a car that I am very fond of. The one in the video is a `22 with a *Level 2 Plus* trim.

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[georgelewinnek]

We have had a Volvo XC 40 Recharge for 3 months, and also love it. My wife calls it her Serene Mobile, for the quiet, luxurious way that it goes down the road. I am impressed by the acceleration and handling/cornering, in excess of anything that we will use. The seats are extremely comfortable. A friend picked up a Tesla in midwinter and came close to an accident because he couldn't find his way through the menus to turn on the windshield defroster. In our car we can do it with voice control without ever taking our eyes off the road. There are EVs with longer range, but we don't need that with this car (we have a gas-powered car for long trips). We too love ours.

[stevengottesman]

There IS auto climate. Just press that prominent AUTO button. After you do that, the fan speed buttons just control the level of fan intensity for the auto image. I advise keeping it in 3

[JoieNsk]

Thank you for dislike 3! I have kind of the same problem - our backyard gate is apparently too narrow for Volvo liking - it seems like. I own the car only for 2 days, but both times I was going to work in the morning and was backing out of the backyard into the driveway I got automatic brake stopping the car! Luckily I watched your video even before we bought the car, so I figured what it was. Because first time I experienced it - it was bad - it felt like I hit the wall :))) But - no, I was fine. Just our driveway is narrow, we have fenced yard and gate - for the dog sake, and we have bushes around our driveway. That was it! I understand why they put it, and it might be useful safety feature in some situations. But it was a nerve wrecking experience :)))) I probably will end up doing what you did - turn it off when I back up from the garage into the driveway out of the backyard gates. Or I will tune up my backing up so much that Volvo would not mind? Hopefully :))) Thank you anyways for the great review!

[corabbring]

Thanks for the review. I’m glad you could only find 5 dislikes because I allready ordered a XC40 recharge.😅

[kaiser]

Good review, I’m thinking about getting my first EV and this is a serious contender after watching your blog. Thank you

[jasonjtg]

3:14 I had the same thing with my XT5 Cadillac with the rear auto break. It needed up being a cable issue and a calibration need. It was sensing shadows even and reacting to them.

[jasonjtg]

6:49 with Cadillac (nit sure about all GM cars) you can leave the car running with climate on AND you can leave the car and lock it. Example leave the puppy dog in the car and run into the 7-11 for a soda pop. It’s great and I use that option daily!

[tedlandy]

0:30 "How the car Locks it self" - it doesn't. My XC40 has a menu option under Settings>Locking > Unlock Doors > All or One. Odd that yours is missing this feature. Wonder if yours has not had the most recent updates installed? That said, mine does not have walk away door lock.

[motorvN]

Thanks for this - the XC40 Recharge is high on our list to replace our main ICE vehicle. Speaking of safety I’ve seen videos of the car being dropped from a crane on its nose with no crumpling of the passenger compartment. Impressive! I have read of a number of software glitches that worry me but hopefully those are being sorted over time. Have you experienced any of those?

[GeraldSquelart]

Thanks for the video!
Same dislikes about the lack of door locking when walking away (I can do that with my cheap Mazda CX-3), and the rear auto break (it engages when I back into my carport from the angled driveway!)
Extra dislikes for me:
- The center armrest doesn't go far enough forward; I'm used to rest my arm on it in the Mazda, now it's floating uncomfortably when holding the wheel.
- Pilot Assist: It corrects with little jerks, not a nice experience. And sometimes it thinks I'm not holding the wheel and starts beeping madly; Once I had to fight it to prove I was there, and jumped half a lane! It's always off now, too dangerous.

[reduxith]

About complaint 1, as other comments have stated is how there is a setting to change whether the car unlocks only the driver or all doors in the infotainment. About complaint 4, no automotive manufacturer wireless charger that I've seen has magnets to place the phone in the correct position. If the charger does not work when you place your phone on it properly you should get it checked at by your dealer. When I test drove a '21 and a '22 model year version of this car, the wireless chargers worked flawlessly. You should also check your phone case, if its too chunky/thick it will interfere with wireless charging as a whole, no matter the charger.

[Mr_Smackle]

As for the first complaint, i literally have this car and that unlock one door vs 4 is an option in the menu. I have a 2021 so maybe they removed it in later models? but most likely not and this guy just missed it lol

[svenskbibel]

About Dislike 2. You can easely use Voice command to adjust fan speed and temperature. I do it always, it’s perfect. (And by the way model 2024 will have a major update, for instance longer range.)

[Quinton]

I hope volvo listens to their customers for updates! I love Volvos and they are very underrated and very high quality even more than a lexus in my opinion! And yes!! the safety feel is just way different compared to other cars! I feels so solid its hard to describe!

[ande]

1:30 if you hit auto you can select a temperature…

[mhcmhcmhc]

I'm surprised you didn't mention the awful sun visors, when flipped down, the outboard side of the visor is curved upwards, needing you do move your head to keep your eyes shaded.

[scottsmith]

You missed my biggest pet peave... The poorly placed/angled back up camera. I find it unusable at times since it's tucked under a ledge and therefore cuts off some of the view.

[markandallan]

Rear auto brake has been fixed with latest update for MY24 Model. Wireless charger has never been an issue in my MY24 maybe you can have it looked at by your dealer. Can you loose the jeering and chearing. Great videos though. Thanks

[jasonjtg]

4:13 that unusable charging pad would drive me crazy! That would annoy me to no end