NRCan fuel consumption ratings
Where the 2004 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 2004 vehicle rated in Canada
80%more efficient than
Better than most. The 2004 Volvo S 40 uses 10.7 L/100 km combined, ranking 169 of 897.
Within Compact
45%
More efficient than 45% of the 154 vehicles NRCan puts in this class for 2004.
- Best in class
- 5.8
- Class median
- 10.6
- This vehicle
- 10.7
- Worst in class
- 17.3
Tailpipe emissions
246 g/km
Cleaner than 79% of 2004 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.