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Volvo engine problems

Owners have filed 1,761 complaints with NHTSA about the engine on Volvo vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 69 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Volvo S60, 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.

1,761

Complaints

100%

Share of all Volvo complaints

19

Crashes

107

Fires

Which Volvo models have the most engine problems

S60 322 18.3%

Worst in 2004

XC90 321 18.2%

Worst in 2016

S80 185 10.5%

Worst in 2000

V70 139 7.9%

Worst in 2004

S70 94 5.3%

Worst in 1999

S40 79 4.5%

Worst in 2001

XC60 76 4.3%

Worst in 2016

850 55 3.1%

Worst in 1996

V70XC 54 3.1%

Worst in 2001

960 51 2.9%

Worst in 1995

XC70 41 2.3%

Worst in 2001

740 28 1.6%

Worst in 1989

770 26 1.5%

Worst in 2000

Worst Volvo model years for engine problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2016 Volvo XC90 88 28% 19,500 F
2004 Volvo S60 85 32% 81,500 F
2000 Volvo S80 75 17% 77,000 C
2005 Volvo XC90 69 23% 85,349 C
2012 Volvo S60 62 37% 86,000 F
2004 Volvo XC90 52 8% 91,000 A
1999 Volvo S70 42 16% 97,000 B
1999 Volvo S80 39 14% 74,000 C
2013 Volvo S60 37 35% 80,000 D
2001 Volvo S80 29 13% 52,366 B
1998 Volvo S70 28 9% 100,000 C
2004 Volvo V70 28 24% 84,000 C
1998 Volvo V70 25 10% 106,063 F
2015 Volvo S60 25 31% 80,000 F
2017 Volvo XC90 25 21% 19,500 F
1999 Volvo V70 24 11% 97,200 B
2000 Volvo S70 24 12% 77,764 A
2001 Volvo V70 24 9% 67,500 B
2001 Volvo V70XC 23 12% 58,000 B
1995 Volvo 960 21 23% 91,891 F

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