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Volvo latches & locks problems

Across all Volvo models in NHTSA's complaint database, 157 complaints involve latches & locks. The XC90 accounts for the largest share (19%). The single worst model year is the 1998 S70 with 12 latches & locks complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
157 about latches & locks, all Volvo models
Most affected
XC90 19% of these complaints
Typical mileage
66,000 miles 67 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Which Volvo models

ModelComplaintsShare
XC903019%
S602013%
S702013%
V702013%
V70XC106%
85053%
C7053%
S4053%
XC6053%
XC7053%

Worst model years for latches & locks

  1. 1998 Volvo S7012 complaints
  2. 2000 Volvo V707 complaints
  3. 2016 Volvo XC906 complaints
  4. 2017 Volvo XC905 complaints
  5. 1999 Volvo S704 complaints

Latches & locks complaints by model year

Volvo latches & locks complaints by model year 0 13 25 1990: 2 '90 1993: 2 1994: 2 1995: 2 '95 1996: 3 1997: 1 1998: 24 '98 1999: 10 2000: 18 2001: 10 '01 2002: 2 2003: 8 2004: 8 '04 2005: 3 2006: 4 2007: 3 '07 2008: 1 2009: 1 2010: 1 '10 2011: 3 2012: 4 2013: 2 '13 2014: 1 2015: 4 2016: 6 '16 2017: 9 2018: 5 2019: 2 '19 2020: 2 2021: 2 2022: 5 '22 2023: 3 2024: 2 2025: 2 '25
Totals across all models of the brand. Older model years have had longer to collect complaints.
View the numbers
Model yearComplaints
19902
19932
19942
19952
19963
19971
199824
199910
200018
200110
20022
20038
20048
20053
20064
20073
20081
20091
20101
20113
20124
20132
20141
20154
20166
20179
20185
20192
20202
20212
20225
20233
20242
20252

Among the 67 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 66,000 miles.

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