Volvo XC60 vs GMC Suburban

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	GMC Suburban
Complaints on file	948	2,323
Model years covered	2010–2025	1974–2004
Worst model year	2022	1994
Best model year	2011	2000
Crashes reported	87	246
Fires reported	13	39
Injuries reported	52	101
Deaths reported	0	7
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	16%	16.9%

Volvo XC60 by year

79 50 56 81 26 71 46 23 55 65 29 78 119 84 38 48

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 168 17.7%

Other & Unspecified 120 12.7%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 119 12.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 97 10.2%

Engine & Cooling 75 7.9%

Brakes 62 6.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 39 4.1%

Airbags 36 3.8%

GMC Suburban by year

1 2 5 6 4 8 8 24 28 33 105 254 490 294 220 268 137 393 20 5 9 8 1

74 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04

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

What breaks

Brakes 1,053 45.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 203 8.7%

Tires 136 5.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 129 5.6%

Electrical System 125 5.4%

Seats 105 4.5%

Engine & Cooling 100 4.3%

Steering 95 4.1%