Volvo engine problems
Across all Volvo models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,633 complaints involve engine. The S60 accounts for the largest share (20%). The single worst model year is the 2016 XC90 with 88 engine complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,633 about engine, all Volvo models
- Most affected
- S60 20% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 79,000 miles 946 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 18 and 87
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Volvo models
Worst model years for engine
- 2016 Volvo XC9088 complaints
- 2004 Volvo S6082 complaints
- 2000 Volvo S8068 complaints
- 2005 Volvo XC9064 complaints
- 2012 Volvo S6062 complaints
Engine complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 11 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 19 |
| 1993 | 12 |
| 1994 | 12 |
| 1995 | 36 |
| 1996 | 31 |
| 1997 | 14 |
| 1998 | 88 |
| 1999 | 133 |
| 2000 | 174 |
| 2001 | 129 |
| 2002 | 42 |
| 2003 | 43 |
| 2004 | 180 |
| 2005 | 108 |
| 2006 | 33 |
| 2007 | 28 |
| 2008 | 29 |
| 2009 | 9 |
| 2010 | 12 |
| 2011 | 17 |
| 2012 | 65 |
| 2013 | 48 |
| 2014 | 20 |
| 2015 | 57 |
| 2016 | 134 |
| 2017 | 28 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2019 | 21 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 19 |
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2026 | 5 |
Among the 946 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 79,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.