Volvo V50 problems
Owners have filed 60 complaints about the Volvo V50 with NHTSA across model years 2005 to 2011. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.
Every Volvo V50 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.
What breaks on a Volvo V50
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2005
Worst in 2005
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Worst in 2006
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Worst in 2007
Worst in 2006
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Worst in 2006
Worst in 2005
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Volvo V50, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Volvo V50
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.