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2.0D D4204T

The four-cylinder diesel, which is a Ford unit rather than a Volvo one and brings that family's habits with it. So the fuel pump and injectors are the parts that decide the car, and the particulate filter still needs the right sort of journeys.

Overview

The 2.0D is the D4204T diesel version of the Volvo S60 sedan (P3), sold 2010–2015 with 136 PS and manual or automatic. Demands diligence at level 3. The Ford-derived fuel system is the weak point, since pump wear can send debris through the injectors, and the filter still needs the right journeys. 4 failure modes are recorded against its engine, gearbox, chassis and shared components. Prices on this page are illustrative placeholders rather than a sourced market sample. See the methodology for how the bands are derived.

Volvo S60 sedan (P3) · photo 2011 Volvo S60 T4 4-door sedan (20035968581) by Manoj Prasad from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Power136 PS

Torque320 Nm

Years2010–2015

Fueldiesel

DriveFWD

EnginesD4204T

Biggest risks

Ranked by probability × repair cost. 4 recorded in total.

56Demands diligence

DPF clogging and forced regeneration€250–€1,800partly checkable
Fuel pump wear and injector contamination€800–€3,000partly checkable
Front suspension bush and link wear€300–€700partly checkable

Risk level −22 · Likely spend vs price −22 · all issues →

System by system9 systems reviewed · 6 with no recurring fault reported

Engine✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Fuel systemwatchFuel pump wear and injector contamination, €800–€3,000.

Intake & air✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Cooling✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Emissions⚠ attentionDPF clogging and forced regeneration, €250–€1,800.+1 more in this system

Transmission✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Electrics✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Suspension & brakeswatchFront suspension bush and link wear, €300–€700.

Body & interior✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Pre-facelift or facelift, this engine spans both

The same badge either side of the changeover. Bands are split at the facelift year from the generation record.

Phase	Years	Low	Average	High	Good buy	What differs
pre Pre-facelift	2010–2012	€2,950	€4,800	€7,800	€3,900	The specification the car launched with.
LCI Facelift (LCI)	2013–2015	€3,200	€5,200	€8,500	€4,200	New nose and interior; Revised four-cylinder engines

Known issues, ranked by expected cost

Faults recorded against this engine, its components and its chassis, ranked by likelihood × repair cost. Costs are indicative ranges with a stated labour basis.

DPF clogging and forced regenerationDPF€250–€1,800

Warning light, limp mode, oil level rising above the maximum mark from fuel dilution. The filter needs sustained hot running to regenerate. A car used for short urban trips never completes a regeneration cycle.

Check: Read the DPF soot load and the distance since the last regeneration on a scan tool, and check the engine oil level and smell it for diesel. Ask what the car was used for. A short-trip city diesel is the wrong car regardless of mileage.

EmissionscommonPartly detectableevidence: documented120–250k km

Fuel pump wear and injector contaminationD4204T 2.0D€800–€3,000

Hard starting, power loss under load, and in the worst case a car that stops and won't restart. This is the Ford-derived unit, whose high-pressure pump is lubricated by the fuel passing through it. Wear inside the pump can shed fine metal into the fuel system and damage the injectors. Neglected filter changes and poor fuel both bring it on sooner.

Check: Ask for the fuel-filter record and any fuel-system work, then scan for fuel-pressure faults. Price a car with no filter history as a risk.

FueloccasionalPartly detectableevidence: documented120–220k km

Front suspension bush and link wearS60 platform€300–€700

Knocking over bumps and at low speed, vague steering, and uneven wear across the front tyres. These are heavy cars and the front bushes and links wear accordingly. It's ordinary wear rather than a design fault, but it turns up sooner than owners expect and on a set of tyres too.

Check: Drive over rough surfaces listening for a knock, then on a ramp lever each front bush and link for play and look at the inside edges of the tyres.

SuspensioncommonPartly detectableevidence: documented110–200k km

EGR cooler leakEGR cooler€400–€1,000

Coolant loss with no visible external leak, white smoke, sweet smell. The EGR cooler cracks internally and leaks coolant into the intake. BMW recalled affected diesels over a fire risk from glycol deposits igniting.

Check: Check coolant level and look for unexplained top-ups in the service history. Verify the recall was carried out. It's free and searchable by VIN.

EmissionsoccasionalPartly detectableevidence: manufacturer120–250k km

Ranked by probability × repair cost, not by how loudly a failure is discussed. Inherited from the engine, gearbox, chassis and shared components, each written once.

Pre-purchase inspection

The same issue records, reordered into the sequence you can actually check them in: cold start, static, drive, paperwork.

4 checks · saved in this browser ·

1On the driveInclude low-speed manoeuvring, not just an open road.

Front suspension bush and link wearDrive over rough surfaces listening for a knock, then on a ramp lever each front bush and link for play and look at the inside edges of the tyres.

2PaperworkOn these cars the folder is most of the value.

Fuel pump wear and injector contaminationAsk for the fuel-filter record and any fuel-system work, then scan for fuel-pressure faults. Price a car with no filter history as a risk.EGR cooler leakCheck coolant level and look for unexplained top-ups in the service history. Verify the recall was carried out. It's free and searchable by VIN.

3OBD scanMandatory. A seller who refuses a scan has answered the question.

DPF clogging and forced regenerationRead the DPF soot load and the distance since the last regeneration on a scan tool, and check the engine oil level and smell it for diesel. Ask what the car was used for. A short-trip city diesel is the wrong car regardless of mileage.

Mileage and servicing

What the odometer does and doesn't tell you here, plus the service items whose neglect causes the expensive failures above.

Ask for the fuel-filter record before anything else, because filter neglect is what turns a pump fault into a full system rebuild.

Service item	Interval	Cost
Fuel filter Filter neglect is what wrecks this fuel system	on schedule, never late	€60–120
DPF regeneration Short-trip use blocks the filter	regular longer runs	€400–1,200 if blocked
Timing belt A belt engine, so an overrun is terminal	per schedule	€500–800

What to pay

What this engine sells for, against the median of every engine in the chassis. All figures are illustrative placeholders. See the basis chips.

median €5k

€3.0k€3.9k€8.5k

Cheapfind the reasonGood buyif it checks outFairnormal moneyOverpricedneeds justifying

Asking price (€)Mileage (km)

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United States vs Europe

1 EUR = 1.08 USD · 2026-07

🇪🇺 Europe · EUR€3,900band €2,950–€8,500

🇺🇸 United StatesNot sold2.0D D4204T was never a US-market car

What that meansNo US band exists to compare. Any car you find there's a private import, parts and specialist knowledge are thinner, and the price says more about import cost than about the market.

US figures are the EU band converted at a stated rate. No US market differential is modelled: we hold no sourced US asking prices, and inventing one would be worse than saying so. What the comparison does show for real is availability. Most of this range was never sold in the US.

ModelVolvo S60 2.0D
ChassisP3
EngineD4204T
Years2010–2015
MarketCentral EU
Windowrolling 12 months to 2026-07

Good buy at or under the marker · Median asking price · bar spans the 10th to 90th percentile · dashed line is the p3 median, all 3 engines

Good buy isn't the same as cheapest. The good-buy figure assumes the known failure items are either done with receipts or verifiably not yet due. Full breakdown by facelift phase →

Buyer notes

Our judgement, kept separate from the records it's built on.

Our read, not a record

The 2.0D is the four-cylinder option and it's a Ford engine rather than a Volvo one, which matters. The high-pressure pump relies on diesel for its own lubrication, so wear inside it can shed metal through the injectors and turn a manageable repair into a very expensive one. Regular filter changes and decent fuel are the whole defence. It's quieter and cheaper to tax than the D5 and noticeably less special to drive, so buy it on price rather than on preference.

Everything above this line comes from the issue and specification records. This paragraph is our judgement on top of them. See how we reach it.

Full specification

Manufacturer figures for this engine and body, as recorded in the variant and engine data.

Engine code	D4204T 2.0D
Configuration	I4, turbocharged · 1997 cc
Fuel / injection	diesel · common rail
Model years	2010–2015
Facelift phase	Sold either side of the 2013 facelift, 2010–2012 pre, 2013–2015 LCI
Power / torque	136 PS · 320 Nm
Transmissions	6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic (Aisin)
Gearbox families	Aisin six-speed automatic
Drivetrain	FWD
Economy (real-world)	5–6.2 l/100 km mixed
Markets	EU