FaultScore

Mazda CX-90 vs Volvo S80

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure Mazda CX-90 Volvo S80
Complaints on file 541 1,321
Model years covered 2024–2026 1999–2016
Worst model year 2024 2000
Best model year 2026 2009
Crashes reported 17 65
Fires reported 1 30
Injuries reported 11 34
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Steering Acceleration & Cruise Control
Share of complaints involving harm 5.4% 9.8%

Mazda CX-90 by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Steering 170 31.4%
Engine & Cooling 56 10.4%
Brakes 21 3.9%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 19 3.5%

Volvo S80 by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks