Volvo seats problems
Across all Volvo models in NHTSA's complaint database, 188 complaints involve seats. The 850 accounts for the largest share (20%). The single worst model year is the 2004 S60 with 13 seats complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 188 about seats, all Volvo models
- Most affected
- 850 20% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 98,000 miles 77 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 53
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Volvo models
Worst model years for seats
- 2004 Volvo S6013 complaints
- 1996 Volvo 85011 complaints
- 1997 Volvo 85011 complaints
- 1995 Volvo 8508 complaints
- 2004 Volvo V708 complaints
Seats complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 9 |
| 1995 | 13 |
| 1996 | 11 |
| 1997 | 14 |
| 1998 | 14 |
| 1999 | 10 |
| 2000 | 10 |
| 2001 | 11 |
| 2002 | 9 |
| 2003 | 5 |
| 2004 | 32 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Among the 77 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 98,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.