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Volvo forward collision avoidance problems

Across all Volvo models in NHTSA's complaint database, 191 complaints involve forward collision avoidance. The XC60 accounts for the largest share (29%). The single worst model year is the 2022 XC60 with 17 forward collision avoidance complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
191 about forward collision avoidance, all Volvo models
Most affected
XC60 29% of these complaints
Typical mileage
15,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
38 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Which Volvo models

ModelComplaintsShare
XC605629%
XC403920%
XC903820%
S602111%
EX9095%
EX3074%
C40BEV42%
S9032%
V90CC32%
V6021%

Worst model years for forward collision avoidance

  1. 2022 Volvo XC6017 complaints
  2. 2023 Volvo XC4010 complaints
  3. 2023 Volvo XC6010 complaints
  4. 2025 Volvo EX909 complaints
  5. 2021 Volvo XC408 complaints

Forward collision avoidance complaints by model year

Volvo forward collision avoidance complaints by model year 0 15 30 2004: 3 '04 2010: 1 '10 2012: 2 '12 2013: 3 '13 2015: 5 '15 2016: 8 '16 2017: 7 '17 2018: 5 '18 2019: 9 '19 2020: 14 '20 2021: 19 '21 2022: 29 '22 2023: 28 '23 2024: 22 '24 2025: 29 '25 2026: 7 '26
Totals across all models of the brand. Older model years have had longer to collect complaints.
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Model yearComplaints
20043
20101
20122
20133
20155
20168
20177
20185
20199
202014
202119
202229
202328
202422
202529
20267

Among the 27 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 15,000 miles.

Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.