Volvo XC60 vs Buick Century

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	Volvo XC60	Buick Century
Complaints on file	962	2,393
Model years covered	2010–2025	1981–2005
Worst model year	2022	1999
Best model year	2011	2005
Crashes reported	87	184
Fires reported	13	48
Injuries reported	52	128
Deaths reported	0	4
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	15.8%	15.2%

Volvo XC60 by year

79 50 56 81 26 71 46 23 55 65 31 79 128 84 38 50

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

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

What breaks

Electrical System 170 17.7%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 124 12.9%

Other & Unspecified 122 12.7%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 98 10.2%

Engine & Cooling 76 7.9%

Brakes 62 6.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 41 4.3%

Airbags 36 3.7%

Buick Century by year

1 4 10 11 9 43 32 26 46 49 50 64 71 144 127 110 132 278 287 249 190 204 170 51 35

81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 304 12.7%

Brakes 289 12.1%

Electrical System 231 9.7%

Lights 193 8.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 172 7.2%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 170 7.1%

Steering 168 7.0%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 120 5.0%