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Volvo airbag problems

Owners have filed 621 complaints with NHTSA about the airbag system on Volvo vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 43 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Volvo S60, worst in 2002.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

621

Complaints

100%

Share of all Volvo complaints

249

Crashes

6

Fires

Which Volvo models have the most airbag problems

S60 73 11.8%

Worst in 2002

XC90 69 11.1%

Worst in 2004

S80 55 8.9%

Worst in 2000

V70 52 8.4%

Worst in 1998

940 45 7.2%

Worst in 1994

850 42 6.8%

Worst in 1995

S40 39 6.3%

Worst in 2004

XC60 36 5.8%

Worst in 2013

740 30 4.8%

Worst in 1991

S70 30 4.8%

Worst in 1998

Worst Volvo model years for airbag problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2004 Volvo XC90 31 5% 90,000 C
1994 Volvo 940 21 42% 189,000 F
2000 Volvo S80 19 4% 111,000 F
1995 Volvo 850 14 9% — F
1998 Volvo S70 14 4% 22,026 F
1993 Volvo 850 12 13% — F
2002 Volvo S60 12 5% 140,000 D
1991 Volvo 740 11 46% 176,932 F
1999 Volvo S80 11 4% 109,427 F
2004 Volvo S40 11 15% 84,500 F
1995 Volvo 940 10 33% 11,601 F
1998 Volvo V70 10 4% 85,000 F
2004 Volvo S60 10 4% 76,500 F

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