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Best and worst years for the Volvo XC90

Of the 17 model years of the Volvo XC90 with enough data to compare, the 2004 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (230), and the 2011 has the fewest (14).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Volvo XC90 0 125 250 2003: 80 '03 2004: 230 230 '04 2005: 116 '05 2006: 35 2007: 26 '07 2008: 15 15 '08 2009: 4 '09 2010: 3 2011: 14 14 '11 2012: 4 2013: 12 '13 2014: 4 2016: 165 165 '16 2017: 57 2018: 32 '18 2019: 35 2020: 35 '20 2021: 65 2022: 52 '22 2023: 73 2024: 63 '24 2025: 42
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Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
200380
2004230
2005116
200635
200726
200815
20094
20103
201114
20124
201312
20144
2016165
201757
201832
201935
202035
202165
202252
202373
202463
202542

What stands out

The 2004 stands out, with about 4.4 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2003, 2005, 2016.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2004 and 2016. Or the years with the fewest: 2011 and 2008.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
20254242
20246363
20237373
20225252
20216565
20203555
20193561
20183275
201757129
2016165311
201447
20131213
201246
20111430
2010316
2009411
20081544
20072659
20063573
2005116304
2004230669
200380149