FaultScore

Worst years for a Volvo 940

Owners have filed 138 complaints about the Volvo 940 with NHTSA across model years 1990 to 1998. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Avoid

1994 Volvo 940

50 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly airbags.

Cleanest on record

1995 Volvo 940

30 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Volvo 940 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.

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
1998 2 1 0 Airbags
1997 1 0 0 Brakes
1995 C 30 12 0 92,000 Airbags
1994 D 50 15 0 172,836 Airbags
1993 D 26 10 2 Airbags
1992 17 3 0 Airbags
1991 11 1 3 Airbags
1990 1 0 0 Steering

What breaks on a Volvo 940

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

Airbags 45 32.6%

Worst in 1994

Acceleration & Cruise Control 15 10.9%

Worst in 1994

Tires 15 10.9%

Worst in 1995

Brakes 9 6.5%

Worst in 1994

Fuel & Propulsion 8 5.8%

Worst in 1995

Engine & Cooling 7 5.1%

Worst in 1994

Electrical System 7 5.1%

Worst in 1993

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 3.6%

Worst in 1995

Body & Structure 4 2.9%

Worst in 1992

Suspension 4 2.9%

Worst in 1994

Seats 4 2.9%

Worst in 1991

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 2.2%

Worst in 1994

Seat Belts 3 2.2%

Worst in 1994

Wheels 2 1.4%

Worst in 1994

Exactly what failed on a Volvo 940

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Frontal 35 53.0%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 8 12.1%
Tread/Belt 7 10.6%
Front 3 4.5%
Automatic Transmission 3 4.5%
Seat Heater/Cooler 2 3.0%
Accelerator Pedal 2 3.0%
Sidewall 2 3.0%
Sensor/Control Module 2 3.0%
RIM 2 3.0%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Volvo 940, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 8 Jul 2018

Compare the Volvo 940

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