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Volvo 854 problems

Owners have filed 28 complaints about the Volvo 854 with NHTSA across model years 1994 to 1997. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.

Every Volvo 854 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

2 13 5 8
94 95 96 97
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
1997 — 8 0 0 — Electrical System
1996 — 5 0 0 — Brakes
1995 — 13 3 0 — Engine & Cooling
1994 — 2 0 0 — Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a Volvo 854

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Fuel & Propulsion 6 21.4%

Worst in 1995

Brakes 5 17.9%

Worst in 1997

Engine & Cooling 4 14.3%

Worst in 1995

Electrical System 4 14.3%

Worst in 1997

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 10.7%

Worst in 1995

Airbags 3 10.7%

Worst in 1995

Steering 1 3.6%

Worst in 1997

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 3.6%

Worst in 1995

Tires 1 3.6%

Worst in 1996

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Volvo 854, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jul 1996 peak 3 Mar 2019

Compare the Volvo 854

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.

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