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Volvo V90 problems

Owners have filed 39 complaints about the Volvo V90 with NHTSA across model years 1993 to 2021. More of them are about the windows, mirrors & wipers than anything else.

Every Volvo V90 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.

1 1 31 3 1 1 1
93 97 98 18 19 20 21
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
2021 — 1 0 0 — Electrical System
2020 — 1 0 0 — Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2019 — 1 0 0 — Lights
2018 — 3 0 0 — Lights
1998 — 31 2 0 — Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1997 — 1 0 0 — Engine & Cooling
1993 — 1 0 0 — Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Volvo V90

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

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 9 23.1%

Worst in 1998

Body & Structure 7 17.9%

Worst in 1998

Lights 5 12.8%

Worst in 1998

Brakes 3 7.7%

Worst in 1998

Wheels 3 7.7%

Worst in 1998

Engine & Cooling 2 5.1%

Worst in 1997

Electrical System 2 5.1%

Worst in 2018

Airbags 2 5.1%

Worst in 1998

Other & Unspecified 2 5.1%

Worst in 1998

Transmission & Drivetrain 1 2.6%

Worst in 1998

Steering 1 2.6%

Worst in 1998

Seat Belts 1 2.6%

Worst in 1998

Seats 1 2.6%

Worst in 1998

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Volvo V90, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1999 peak 18 Mar 2026

Compare the Volvo V90

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

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