Volvo XC90 by model year

2,307 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Volvo XC90 across 25 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 XC90

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
2003	149
2004	669
2005	304
2006	73
2007	59
2008	44
2009	11
2010	16
2011	30
2012	6
2013	13
2014	7
2016	311
2017	129
2018	75
2019	61
2020	55
2021	65
2022	52
2023	73
2024	63
2025	42

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2027				23 to 25
2026				23 to 27
2025	42	Backover prevention (19%)	2	23 to 27
2024	63	Electrical system (27%)	3	23 to 27
2023	73	Backover prevention (22%)	6	22 to 27
2022	52	Electrical system (27%)	4	22 to 27
2021	65	Electrical system (20%)	6	22 to 27
2020	55	Electrical system (20%)	7	21 to 27
2019	61	Electrical system (18%)	6	22 to 25
2018	75	Electrical system (20%)	3	23 to 27
2017	129	Engine (19%)	7	22 to 25
2016	311	Engine (28%)	8	22 to 25
2015			1
2014	7			18 to 19
2013	13			18 to 19
2012	6			18 to 19
2011	30	Engine (23%)	1	16 to 18
2010	16		3	15 to 18
2009	11		1	15 to 17
2008	44	Electrical system (18%)	3	15 to 16
2007	59	Electrical system (24%)	2	15 to 18
2006	73	Electrical system (22%)	3	15 to 18
2005	304	Engine (21%)	6	15 to 18
2004	669	Electrical system (24%)	6	16 to 19
2003	149	Transmission (26%)	5	16 to 18