FaultScore

Worst years for a Volvo XC60

Owners have filed 948 complaints about the Volvo XC60 with NHTSA across model years 2010 to 2025. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2022 Volvo XC60

119 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly driver assist & collision avoidance.

Cleanest on record

2011 Volvo XC60

50 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Volvo XC60 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
2025 D 48 9 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2024 C 38 8 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2023 D 84 4 0 400 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2022 F 119 8 0 30,000 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2021 D 78 7 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2020 C 29 0 0 6,000 Electrical System
2019 D 65 10 0 6,500 Electrical System
2018 D 55 10 0 5,000 Electrical System
2017 C 23 3 1 19,600 Electrical System
2016 C 46 4 1 43,000 Engine & Cooling
2015 D 71 8 4 31,468 Engine & Cooling
2014 C 26 2 0 6,844 Electrical System
2013 C 81 1 4 60,000 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2012 C 56 5 0 57,500 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2011 C 50 3 0 49,463 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2010 D 79 5 3 69,813 Other & Unspecified

What breaks on a Volvo XC60

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

Electrical System 168 17.7%

Worst in 2022

Worst in 2013

Worst in 2022

Worst in 2013

Worst in 2016

Brakes 62 6.5%

Worst in 2021

Worst in 2010

Airbags 36 3.8%

Worst in 2013

Worst in 2010

Steering 30 3.2%

Worst in 2021

Worst in 2022

Seat Belts 28 3.0%

Worst in 2011

Transmission & Drivetrain 21 2.2%

Worst in 2010

Tires 20 2.1%

Worst in 2024

Exactly what failed on a Volvo XC60

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

Body 32 21.6%
Automatic Emergency Braking 25 16.9%
Warnings 19 12.8%
Camera 16 10.8%
Blind Spot Detection 12 8.1%
Warnings 11 7.4%
Assist 11 7.4%
Rearview System Braking 10 6.8%
Adaptive Cruise Control 6 4.1%
Windshield 6 4.1%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Volvo XC60, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Aug 2009 peak 25 Aug 2026

Volvo XC60 problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Volvo XC60

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