Volvo transmission problems
Across all Volvo models in NHTSA's complaint database, 647 complaints involve transmission. The XC90 accounts for the largest share (29%). The single worst model year is the 2004 XC90 with 104 transmission complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 647 about transmission, all Volvo models
- Most affected
- XC90 29% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 74,000 miles 418 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 23 and 4
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Volvo models
Worst model years for transmission
- 2004 Volvo XC90104 complaints
- 2003 Volvo XC9039 complaints
- 2005 Volvo XC9039 complaints
- 2001 Volvo V7029 complaints
- 1993 Volvo 85023 complaints
Transmission complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 5 |
| 1993 | 25 |
| 1994 | 8 |
| 1995 | 29 |
| 1996 | 17 |
| 1997 | 7 |
| 1998 | 37 |
| 1999 | 33 |
| 2000 | 59 |
| 2001 | 117 |
| 2002 | 46 |
| 2003 | 60 |
| 2004 | 123 |
| 2005 | 50 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 10 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
Among the 418 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 74,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.