NRCan fuel consumption ratings
Where the 2003 Volvo S 40 ranks
A number like “8.5 L/100 km” means nothing on its own. This puts it against every other vehicle rated in Canada that year.
Your vehicle
Against every 2003 vehicle rated in Canada
80%more efficient than
Better than most. The 2003 Volvo S 40 uses 10.7 L/100 km combined, ranking 154 of 820.
Within Compact
41%
More efficient than 41% of the 143 vehicles NRCan puts in this class for 2003.
- Best in class
- 5.6
- Class median
- 10.4
- This vehicle
- 10.7
- Worst in class
- 20.1
Tailpipe emissions
246 g/km
Cleaner than 80% of 2003 vehicles.
Tailpipe only. It does not count the emissions of producing the fuel, or of generating electricity for an electric vehicle — the EV comparison does account for the grid.
How this is measured: Ranked against vehicles of the same model year, not against everything ever rated — comparing a 2004 SUV with 2026 hybrids would rank the calendar rather than the car. Where a model has several rated versions, the median one is used.
Source: NRCan — Fuel consumption ratings. Data current as of 2026-08-11. 30,784 rated vehicles, 1995 to 2026.