FaultScore

Volvo S90 problems

Owners have filed 94 complaints about the Volvo S90 with NHTSA across model years 1997 to 2024. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Every Volvo S90 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
2024 2 0 0 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2023 2 0 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2022 2 0 0 Seat Belts
2020 5 0 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2019 3 1 1 Electrical System
2018 25 0 0 Electrical System
2017 8 1 0 Other & Unspecified
1999 1 0 0 Suspension
1998 38 2 0 49,349 Brakes
1997 8 2 0 Airbags

What breaks on a Volvo S90

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

Brakes 16 17.0%

Worst in 1998

Other & Unspecified 13 13.8%

Worst in 2017

Acceleration & Cruise Control 8 8.5%

Worst in 1998

Electrical System 7 7.4%

Worst in 2018

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 7 7.4%

Worst in 1998

Suspension 5 5.3%

Worst in 1997

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 5 5.3%

Worst in 2018

Transmission & Drivetrain 4 4.3%

Worst in 1998

Body & Structure 4 4.3%

Worst in 1998

Equipment & Accessories 4 4.3%

Worst in 1998

Airbags 3 3.2%

Worst in 1997

Tires 3 3.2%

Worst in 2018

Wheels 3 3.2%

Worst in 2018

Doors, Latches & Locks 3 3.2%

Worst in 2018

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Volvo S90, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jun 1998 peak 10 Jul 2026

Compare the Volvo S90

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