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1995 Volvo 850 fuel system problems

16 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 1995 Volvo 850, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
16 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
113,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Fuel system complaints by mileage, 1995 Volvo 850 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 113,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 113,000 miles
Based on 11 complaints that include mileage. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 11 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 113,000 miles, and 0% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the fuel system complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

I purchased a used vehicle and filled the tank full until auto pump kicked off, drove less than 1 mile home and parked in the garge. The next morning, garage filled with gas fume odor, no visible leak, researched hayned repair manual, found access cover to fuel tank sending unit and fuel pump inside vehicle, removed covers, found fuel leak at fuel pump cover.

Reported at 95,204 miles, July 2004

Tl*the contact owns a 1995 volvo 850. He noticed a gas smell coming from the rear of the vehicle. He stated that gas leaks from the gas tank when he fills it up. He has not spoken with the dealer or the manufacturer. The current and failure mileage was 132,000.

Reported at 132,000 miles, June 2007

Other problems reported for the 1995 Volvo 850

Fuel system problems in other years

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