2026 Volvo EC40 Safety Rating
Small SUVs Β· Current IIHS listing Β· IIHS data updated 2026-09-04
The 2026 Volvo EC40 is not yet ranked. IIHS has published 2 of 4 primary tests and 2 of 4 selected occupant-protection details. Missing results are shown as missing, never assumed.
Reported so far: Small overlap front Good; Headlights Good; Latch ease of use Acceptable.
IIHS crash-test results
Detailed results by test (26 entries)
IIHS publishes these under the test they belong to, so the same label can appear more than once. Rear restraints and kinematics, rear head protection, structure and safety cage, and front restraints are the four that count toward the score (25%).
Small overlap front
Headlights
Child seat anchors
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How the score is built
Real-world context
| Measure | Result | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Class driver death rate | 42 per million registered vehicle-years | Small SUVs as a class, adjusted for driver age and sex (Farmer, 2023); all vehicles average 38. Class context only. |
Compared with other small SUVs
Closest-scoring current small SUVs with complete IIHS records, plus the class leader. See every small SUVs ranked β
| Vehicle | Class rank | IIHS award | Rear restraints | Starts at | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Mazda CX 5 | #1 of 29 | TSP+ | $29,990 | 95.6 | |
| 2026 Subaru Solterra | #15 of 29 | β | $38,495 | 83.0 | |
| 2026 Subaru Trailseeker | #15 of 29 | β | $39,995 | 83.0 | |
| 2026 Acura ADX | #19 of 29 | β | $35,000 | 81.5 |
Our analysis
The 2026 Volvo EC40 belongs to the Small SUVs class. This class has a driver death rate near the national average of 38 deaths per million registered vehicle-years. The class figure is adjusted for driver age and sex, which removes a large part of the selection effect in raw death rates. It is still a class average, not a measurement of this model.
The Volvo EC40 has no IIHS Top Safety Pick award for 2026. That can mean a result below the award threshold in one test, or tests IIHS has not completed. Absence of an award is not evidence that the vehicle is unsafe.
Across the 3 IIHS rating categories reported, the Volvo EC40 earned 2 Good ratings. One result sits below Good; the verdict at the top of the page names it.
This analysis is produced independently; we have no affiliation with Volvo or any manufacturer. Read the full methodology or learn more about us.
Safety recalls for the 2026 Volvo EC40
NHTSA does not yet list this model year in its recall database. That usually means the vehicle is too new to appear, not that it has been cleared.
Questions about the 2026 Volvo EC40
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