Volvo backover prevention problems
Across all Volvo models in NHTSA's complaint database, 170 complaints involve backover prevention. The XC40 accounts for the largest share (29%). The single worst model year is the 2023 XC90 with 16 backover prevention complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 170 about backover prevention, all Volvo models
- Most affected
- XC40 29% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 5,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Volvo models
Worst model years for backover prevention
- 2023 Volvo XC9016 complaints
- 2022 Volvo XC4014 complaints
- 2022 Volvo XC6014 complaints
- 2023 Volvo XC4013 complaints
- 2025 Volvo XC609 complaints
Backover prevention complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 39 |
| 2023 | 44 |
| 2024 | 28 |
| 2025 | 25 |
| 2026 | 4 |
Among the 25 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 4,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.