Volvo XC90 vs Ford F-350 SD

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 XC90	Ford F-350 SD
Complaints on file	2,267	5,154
Model years covered	2003–2025	1995–2026
Worst model year	2016	2019
Best model year	2010	2026
Crashes reported	69	166
Fires reported	76	117
Injuries reported	52	89
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	8.7%	7.3%

Volvo XC90 by year

149 669 304 73 59 44 11 16 30 6 13 7 311 121 74 58 50 59 49 69 58 37

03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 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 437 19.3%

Engine & Cooling 321 14.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 316 13.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 191 8.4%

Other & Unspecified 156 6.9%

Brakes 111 4.9%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 89 3.9%

Body & Structure 81 3.6%

Ford F-350 SD by year

5 3 4 169 188 188 145 164 159 269 192 35 146 25 79 63 50 12 12 315 317 854 312 743 244 129 170 59 66 24 13

95 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Steering 1,100 21.3%

Suspension 874 17.0%

Engine & Cooling 607 11.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 397 7.7%

Electrical System 335 6.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 295 5.7%

Tires 252 4.9%

Other & Unspecified 242 4.7%