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Volvo electrical problems

Owners have filed 2,120 complaints with NHTSA about the electrical system on Volvo vehicles — 14% of everything reported about the brand, across 68 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Volvo XC90, worst in 2004.

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.

2,120

Complaints

14%

Share of all Volvo complaints

50

Crashes

144

Fires

Which Volvo models have the most electrical problems

XC90 434 20.5%

Worst in 2004

S60 224 10.6%

Worst in 2003

XC60 168 7.9%

Worst in 2022

S80 166 7.8%

Worst in 2000

V70 142 6.7%

Worst in 1999

S70 122 5.8%

Worst in 1999

S40 103 4.9%

Worst in 2006

V70XC 84 4.0%

Worst in 2001

850 73 3.4%

Worst in 1996

740 47 2.2%

Worst in 1989

XC40 44 2.1%

Worst in 2021

XC70 43 2.0%

Worst in 2004

VN770 42 2.0%

Worst in 2000

C70 38 1.8%

Worst in 2000

770 33 1.6%

Worst in 1999

EX90 33 1.6%

Worst in 2025

240 32 1.5%

Worst in 1990

VN610 30 1.4%

Worst in 1998

Worst Volvo model years for electrical problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2004 Volvo XC90 159 24% 94,250 C
2016 Volvo XC90 56 18% 10,000 D
2003 Volvo S60 55 33% 111,166 D
2000 Volvo S80 54 12% 81,561 C
2005 Volvo XC90 51 17% 95,417 C
1999 Volvo S70 50 19% 79,328 B
1999 Volvo V70 43 20% 85,000 C
1998 Volvo S70 39 12% 117,000 B
2001 Volvo S80 39 18% 63,008 D
1999 Volvo S80 36 13% 70,564 C
2002 Volvo S60 36 15% 85,000 C
2022 Volvo XC60 33 28% 15,750 C
2000 Volvo S70 32 16% 66,051 B
2001 Volvo V70XC 32 17% 58,000 C
2001 Volvo S60 31 12% 54,868 C
2025 Volvo EX90 31 25% 597 C
2001 Volvo V70 30 11% 62,000 B
2000 Volvo V70XC 26 20% 64,681 C
2006 Volvo S40 25 31% 74,000 D
1996 Volvo 850 21 9% 73,000 F

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