Volvo fuel system problems
Across all Volvo models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,268 complaints involve fuel system. The S60 accounts for the largest share (22%). The single worst model year is the 2001 S60 with 92 fuel system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,268 about fuel system, all Volvo models
- Most affected
- S60 22% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 91,000 miles 843 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 27 and 21
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Volvo models
Worst model years for fuel system
- 2001 Volvo S6092 complaints
- 2004 Volvo XC9078 complaints
- 2002 Volvo S6074 complaints
- 2004 Volvo S6055 complaints
- 2000 Volvo S8043 complaints
Fuel system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1993 | 9 |
| 1994 | 20 |
| 1995 | 34 |
| 1996 | 41 |
| 1997 | 9 |
| 1998 | 41 |
| 1999 | 101 |
| 2000 | 108 |
| 2001 | 181 |
| 2002 | 115 |
| 2003 | 51 |
| 2004 | 219 |
| 2005 | 84 |
| 2006 | 28 |
| 2007 | 8 |
| 2008 | 25 |
| 2009 | 7 |
| 2010 | 12 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 10 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2022 | 19 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 19 |
| 2026 | 4 |
Among the 843 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 91,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.