FaultScore

Volvo XC90 problems reported in California

310 of the 2,252 complaints filed about the Volvo XC90 came from California, most often about the electrical system.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

310

Complaints from California

11

Crashes

8

Fires

2004

Worst model year

What failed

By model year

2003 XC90 14 4.5%
2004 XC90 110 35.5%
2005 XC90 39 12.6%
2006 XC90 4 1.3%
2007 XC90 6 1.9%
2008 XC90 6 1.9%
2010 XC90 2 0.6%
2011 XC90 1 0.3%
2012 XC90 2 0.6%
2014 XC90 2 0.6%
2016 XC90 34 11.0%
2017 XC90 23 7.4%
2018 XC90 6 1.9%
2019 XC90 5 1.6%
2020 XC90 5 1.6%
2021 XC90 6 1.9%
2022 XC90 15 4.8%
2023 XC90 12 3.9%
2024 XC90 11 3.5%
2025 XC90 7 2.3%

Cities reporting most

SAN Diego 13 16.7%
SAN Jose 11 14.1%
Pioneer 7 9.0%
SAN Francisco 6 7.7%
Pasadena 6 7.7%
Irvine 6 7.7%
Alta Loma 5 6.4%
Redding 5 6.4%
Moraga 5 6.4%
Corona 5 6.4%
LOS Angeles 5 6.4%
Lake Balboa 4 5.1%

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