Worst years for a Volvo XC90
Owners have filed 2,252 complaints about the Volvo XC90 with NHTSA across model years 2003 to 2025. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
Every Volvo XC90 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | C | 37 | 7 | 0 | 2,300 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2024 | C | 57 | 6 | 0 | 32,000 | Electrical System |
| 2023 | C | 69 | 0 | 0 | 6,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2022 | A | 49 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System |
| 2021 | C | 56 | 7 | 0 | 21,000 | Electrical System |
| 2020 | C | 48 | 2 | 5 | 48,000 | Electrical System |
| 2019 | C | 58 | 3 | 5 | 55,755 | Electrical System |
| 2018 | C | 68 | 4 | 1 | 13,808 | Electrical System |
| 2017 | D | 118 | 5 | 14 | 19,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2016 | F | 311 | 11 | 15 | 12,250 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2014 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2013 | C | 13 | 0 | 3 | 36,500 | Airbags |
| 2012 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 47,756 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2011 | B | 30 | 0 | 1 | 70,022 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2010 | A | 16 | 0 | 0 | 95,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2009 | A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 58,640 | Electrical System |
| 2008 | B | 44 | 1 | 2 | 73,160 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2007 | C | 59 | 0 | 12 | 77,500 | Electrical System |
| 2006 | C | 73 | 5 | 6 | 85,000 | Electrical System |
| 2005 | C | 304 | 2 | 4 | 88,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2004 | C | 669 | 13 | 4 | 88,196 | Electrical System |
| 2003 | C | 149 | 3 | 3 | 78,172 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
What breaks on a Volvo XC90
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Volvo XC90
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Volvo XC90, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Volvo XC90 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 XC90
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.