1995 Volvo 850 problems
NHTSA has received 148 complaints about the 1995 Volvo 850, and 11% of them involve fuel system. Next are tires (10%) and air bags (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 148 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 11% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 10
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 117,000 miles 24 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 9 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 24 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 117,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 113,000 miles (11 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 12 complaints mention a crash; 10 complaints mention a fire; 14 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1995 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 5 model years of the Volvo 850 with enough data (71 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Passengers airbag did not deploy during frontal impact; driver hit another vehicle at standstill; air bags deployed after impact. Tt
Drivers airbag did not deploy during frontal impact; driver hit another vehicle at standstill; air bags deployed after impact. Tt
No deployment of driver's/passenger's air bags in a head-on collision, resulting in injuries and extensive damage to vehicle.
. I have spent $2200 in the last 3 months while herb gordon tries to figure out the problem with the brakes. They have replaced the brake master cylinder, cleaned and resealed the brake calipers and now as a last resort are replacing the internal ABS system, which finally fixed the problem. Ignition switch replaced, the windshield wiper bolts came loose causing the windshield wipers to stop in the middle of driving on a highway in the rain, air sensors and oxygen sensors seem to need replacing at least twice a…