FaultScore

Worst years for a Volvo V60

Owners have filed 72 complaints about the Volvo V60 with NHTSA across model years 2015 to 2024. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2015 Volvo V60

25 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2020 Volvo V60

13 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Volvo V60 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 8 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2023 3 0 0 Electrical System
2021 1 0 0 Electrical System
2020 A 13 0 0 Electrical System
2019 1 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2018 1 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2017 3 0 0 Other & Unspecified
2016 C 17 0 0 4,610 Engine & Cooling
2015 D 25 4 0 48,000 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Volvo V60

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

Engine & Cooling 17 23.6%

Worst in 2015

Electrical System 9 12.5%

Worst in 2016

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 7 9.7%

Worst in 2016

Brakes 6 8.3%

Worst in 2020

Other & Unspecified 6 8.3%

Worst in 2017

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 4 5.6%

Worst in 2024

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 4.2%

Worst in 2015

Body & Structure 3 4.2%

Worst in 2016

Seat Belts 3 4.2%

Worst in 2015

Steering 2 2.8%

Worst in 2015

Fuel & Propulsion 2 2.8%

Worst in 2020

Wheels 2 2.8%

Worst in 2016

Stability & Traction Control 2 2.8%

Worst in 2015

Airbags 1 1.4%

Worst in 2015

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Volvo V60, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Dec 2015 peak 4 Jun 2026

Compare the Volvo V60

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