Volvo air bags problems
Across all Volvo models in NHTSA's complaint database, 609 complaints involve air bags. The S60 accounts for the largest share (12%). The single worst model year is the 2004 XC90 with 31 air bags complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 609 about air bags, all Volvo models
- Most affected
- S60 12% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 85,000 miles 243 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 248 and 6
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Volvo models
Worst model years for air bags
- 2004 Volvo XC9031 complaints
- 1994 Volvo 94021 complaints
- 2000 Volvo S8019 complaints
- 1995 Volvo 85014 complaints
- 1998 Volvo S7014 complaints
Air bags complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 11 |
| 1991 | 24 |
| 1992 | 14 |
| 1993 | 24 |
| 1994 | 37 |
| 1995 | 33 |
| 1996 | 16 |
| 1997 | 8 |
| 1998 | 33 |
| 1999 | 28 |
| 2000 | 37 |
| 2001 | 24 |
| 2002 | 24 |
| 2003 | 25 |
| 2004 | 70 |
| 2005 | 16 |
| 2006 | 23 |
| 2007 | 15 |
| 2008 | 16 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 13 |
| 2011 | 9 |
| 2012 | 10 |
| 2013 | 19 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 |
Among the 243 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 85,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.