2025 Volvo XC40: trims, real prices & how to pick yours
7 builds left the factory as a 2025 XC40, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 5 main configurations sell for $25,749–$51,565 today.
- 5 main configurations
- 18,756 vehicles built
- 501 for sale right now
- $25,749–$51,565 typical price range
Which XC40 is yours?
Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.
Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.
Pick your XC40
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Plus Bright · Mild hybrid · AWD YV4L12UE-S2L 4-cyl, 247 hp, Automatic, All-wheel drive. 4,755 built.
$29,721 great deal $34,374 typical $48,315 top of market -
Ultra Bright · Mild hybrid · AWD YV4L12UF-S2L 4-cyl, 247 hp, Automatic, All-wheel drive. 1,523 built.
$34,491 great deal $40,996 typical $51,565 top of market -
Ultra Dark · Mild hybrid · AWD YV4L12UM-S2L 4-cyl, 247 hp, Automatic, All-wheel drive. 1,484 built.
$35,501 great deal $39,551 typical $51,145 top of market -
Most common — 27% of 2025 XC40s
Core · Mild hybrid · AWD YV4L12UJ-S2L 4-cyl, 247 hp, Automatic, All-wheel drive. 5,026 built.
$25,749 great deal $31,943 typical $39,595 top of market
What actually differs
| Core · Mild hybrid · AWD | Plus Bright · Mild hybrid · AWD | Ultra Bright · Mild hybrid · AWD | Ultra Dark · Mild hybrid · AWD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typical price today | $31,943 | $34,374 | $40,996 | $39,551 |
| For sale right now | 133 | 120 | 24 | 62 |
| Vehicles built | 5,026 | 4,755 | 1,523 | 1,484 |
Same on every 2025 XC40
- Engine 2L 4-cyl
- Power 247 hp
- Drivetrain All-wheel drive
- Transmission Automatic
- Fuel Gasoline
- Body Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
- Seats 5
- Doors 4-door
What people actually pay
525 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026Safety, in plain English
- ✓ Warns you before a crash
- ✓ Brakes for you in an emergency
- ✓ Watches your blind spot
- ✓ Warns when you drift from your lane
- ✓ Steers you back into the lane
What YV4L12UE-S means
- YV4
- the World Manufacturer Identifier Volvo registered — the manufacturer and plant group
- L12UE
- together encode the XC40 line — Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), 2L 4cyl, All-wheel drive — as Volvo filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
- S
- in position 10 — model year 2025
- 9, 11–17
- vehicle-specific fields: check digit, plant code and production sequence
2 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.
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