FaultScore

Worst years for a Volvo 960

Owners have filed 259 complaints about the Volvo 960 with NHTSA across model years 1990 to 1997. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

1996 Volvo 960

88 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly brakes.

Cleanest on record

1997 Volvo 960

23 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Volvo 960 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
1997 C 23 5 0 Engine & Cooling
1996 D 88 12 2 73,000 Brakes
1995 D 91 11 10 99,782 Engine & Cooling
1994 C 24 3 2 Airbags
1993 9 2 0 Engine & Cooling
1992 23 0 2 Engine & Cooling
1990 1 0 0 Seat Belts

What breaks on a Volvo 960

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

Engine & Cooling 51 19.7%

Worst in 1995

Brakes 30 11.6%

Worst in 1996

Worst in 1996

Airbags 24 9.3%

Worst in 1996

Electrical System 23 8.9%

Worst in 1996

Acceleration & Cruise Control 20 7.7%

Worst in 1995

Steering 15 5.8%

Worst in 1995

Body & Structure 10 3.9%

Worst in 1996

Tires 10 3.9%

Worst in 1995

Seat Belts 9 3.5%

Worst in 1995

Transmission & Drivetrain 8 3.1%

Worst in 1995

Seats 7 2.7%

Worst in 1995

Equipment & Accessories 7 2.7%

Worst in 1995

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 5 1.9%

Worst in 1996

Exactly what failed on a Volvo 960

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

Engine 22 22.0%
Frontal 18 18.0%
Gasoline 15 15.0%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 10 10.0%
AIR Conditioner 7 7.0%
Fuel Injection System 6 6.0%
Cooling System 6 6.0%
Door 6 6.0%
Front Underhood 5 5.0%
Foundation Components 5 5.0%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Volvo 960, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Mar 1995 peak 20 Jul 2015

Compare the Volvo 960

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