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Volvo fuel system problems

Owners have filed 1,275 complaints with NHTSA about the fuel system on Volvo vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 50 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Volvo S60, worst in 2001.

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.

1,275

Complaints

100%

Share of all Volvo complaints

27

Crashes

25

Fires

Which Volvo models have the most fuel system problems

S60 273 21.4%

Worst in 2001

XC90 191 15.0%

Worst in 2004

S80 143 11.2%

Worst in 2000

V70 124 9.7%

Worst in 2001

XC70 83 6.5%

Worst in 2004

V70XC 69 5.4%

Worst in 2000

850 67 5.3%

Worst in 1996

S40 51 4.0%

Worst in 2005

S70 44 3.5%

Worst in 1999

XC60 41 3.2%

Worst in 2010

960 25 2.0%

Worst in 1996

Worst Volvo model years for fuel system problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2001 Volvo S60 92 35% 94,489 F
2004 Volvo XC90 78 12% 98,633 B
2002 Volvo S60 74 30% 107,000 D
2004 Volvo S60 55 21% 91,000 C
2000 Volvo S80 43 10% 85,443 C
2004 Volvo XC70 35 30% 143,000 D
2005 Volvo XC90 33 11% 115,000 B
2001 Volvo V70 31 12% 91,750 B
1999 Volvo S80 30 10% 87,695 B
1996 Volvo 850 26 11% 117,380 A
1999 Volvo S70 24 9% 91,100 A
2004 Volvo V70 23 19% 83,130 D
1999 Volvo V70 22 10% 81,800 B
2000 Volvo V70XC 22 17% 67,011 C
2005 Volvo S40 21 23% 83,500 C
2001 Volvo S80 17 8% 59,751 A
2001 Volvo V70XC 17 9% 63,614 A
1995 Volvo 850 16 11% 112,750 A
2000 Volvo S70 16 8% 63,478 A
1998 Volvo V70 15 6% 99,000 A

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