Volvo S80 by model year

1,321 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Volvo S80 across 18 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Volvo S80

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1999	288
2000	442
2001	218
2002	59
2003	30
2004	63
2005	26
2006	22
2007	32
2008	38
2009	20
2010	36
2011	8
2012	11
2013	8
2014	1
2015	12
2016	7

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2016	7		2	29
2015	12		2	22 to 29
2014	1		1	21 to 23
2013	8		3	21 to 22
2012	11		3	21 to 23
2011	8		4	21 to 22
2010	36	Wipers, windshield & visibility (14%)	5	18 to 21
2009	20		5	18 to 20
2008	38	Fuel system (18%)	7	18 to 19
2007	32	Body & structure (19%)	5	18 to 19
2006	22		3	20 to 22
2005	26	Fuel system (19%)	5	19 to 22
2004	63	Fuel system (22%)	4	20
2003	30	Fuel system (27%)	5
2002	59	Fuel system (20%)	4
2001	218	Cruise control (29%)	7
2000	442	Cruise control (21%)	4	18 to 19
1999	288	Cruise control (18%)	4	19 to 20