Volvo electrical system problems
Across all Volvo models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,084 complaints involve electrical system. The XC90 accounts for the largest share (22%). The single worst model year is the 2004 XC90 with 159 electrical system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,084 about electrical system, all Volvo models
- Most affected
- XC90 22% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 73,000 miles 1,108 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 50 and 116
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Volvo models
Worst model years for electrical system
- 2004 Volvo XC90159 complaints
- 2016 Volvo XC9056 complaints
- 2003 Volvo S6055 complaints
- 2000 Volvo S8054 complaints
- 2005 Volvo XC9051 complaints
Electrical system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 17 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1992 | 11 |
| 1993 | 12 |
| 1994 | 16 |
| 1995 | 34 |
| 1996 | 43 |
| 1997 | 28 |
| 1998 | 107 |
| 1999 | 207 |
| 2000 | 218 |
| 2001 | 161 |
| 2002 | 53 |
| 2003 | 98 |
| 2004 | 229 |
| 2005 | 88 |
| 2006 | 60 |
| 2007 | 47 |
| 2008 | 28 |
| 2009 | 13 |
| 2010 | 17 |
| 2011 | 24 |
| 2012 | 25 |
| 2013 | 23 |
| 2014 | 8 |
| 2015 | 20 |
| 2016 | 71 |
| 2017 | 25 |
| 2018 | 35 |
| 2019 | 33 |
| 2020 | 36 |
| 2021 | 51 |
| 2022 | 63 |
| 2023 | 52 |
| 2024 | 42 |
| 2025 | 68 |
| 2026 | 14 |
Among the 1,108 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 73,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.