Volvo problems & recalls
Volvo vehicles have drawn 15,074 consumer complaints and 1,042 recall campaigns across 173 models in NHTSA's files, led by the XC90 and the S60.
15,074
NHTSA complaints
1,042
Recall campaigns
173
Models tracked
XC90
Most complained
Which Volvo models have the most problems?
| Model | Years | Complaints | Recalls | Worst year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XC90 | 2,260 | 35 | ||
| S60 | 1,681 | 41 | ||
| S80 | 1,321 | 28 | ||
| V70 | 1,177 | 23 | ||
| XC60 | 951 | 36 | ||
| S70 | 781 | 7 | ||
| 850 | 732 | 6 | ||
| S40 | 677 | 12 | ||
| V70xc | 521 | 4 | ||
| XC70 | 515 | 20 | ||
| XC40 | 326 | 13 | ||
| 770 | 298 | 0 | ||
| Vn610 | 261 | 0 | ||
| 960 | 259 | 1 | ||
| C70 | 256 | 11 | ||
| Vn770 | 242 | 0 | ||
| 740 | 199 | 6 | ||
| Vnl64t | 193 | 0 | ||
| 240 | 186 | 2 | ||
| Vnl | 176 | 87 | ||
| Vn | 148 | 47 | ||
| 940 | 138 | 3 | ||
| EX90 | 135 | 3 | ||
| Volvo | 120 | 2 | ||
| Volvo Truck | 104 | 12 | ||
| S90 | 94 | 13 | ||
| V40 | 94 | 5 | ||
| Wia | 91 | 12 | ||
| V60 | 72 | 16 | ||
| Wia64tes | 68 | 0 | ||
| C40bev | 67 | 6 | ||
| C30 | 62 | 4 | ||
| 760 | 61 | 8 | ||
| V50 | 60 | 8 | ||
| Vn660 | 52 | 0 | ||
| C70 Convertible | 46 | 1 | ||
| 660 | 43 | 0 | ||
| V60CC | 40 | 13 | ||
| 780 | 39 | 2 | ||
| V90 | 39 | 8 | ||
| Vnl770 | 39 | 0 | ||
| V90CC | 37 | 9 | ||
| 854 | 28 | 4 | ||
| 855 | 21 | 4 | ||
| Vhd | 20 | 61 | ||
| EX30 | 19 | 3 | ||
| S40n | 19 | 1 | ||
| Xc60mhev | 19 | 2 | ||
| Wiates | 17 | 0 | ||
| Wxr | 16 | 6 | ||
| 245 | 15 | 12 | ||
| Cross Country | 14 | 0 | ||
| Dl | 14 | 2 | ||
| Vnl (4) | 14 | 18 | ||
| Vnm | 13 | 45 | ||
| Wg | 10 | 23 | ||
| 244 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 965 | 9 | 4 | ||
| Xc90h | 9 | 0 | ||
| 700 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 745 | 8 | 3 | ||
| EX40 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 964 | 7 | 4 | ||
| V70awd | 7 | 0 | ||
| Acl | 6 | 19 | ||
| Heavy Truck | 6 | 1 | ||
| Xc60phev | 6 | 2 | ||
| 744 | 5 | 2 | ||
| S60cc | 5 | 3 | ||
| Volvo White | 5 | 0 | ||
| X70 | 5 | 0 | ||
| V60ccmhev | 4 | 1 | ||
| Wah | 4 | 11 | ||
| Xc90mhev | 4 | 0 | ||
| Xc90phev | 4 | 2 | ||
| 600 Series | 3 | 0 | ||
| 900 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Gl | 3 | 1 | ||
| Vh | 3 | 2 | ||
| Vnr | 3 | 17 | ||
| VT | 3 | 16 | ||
| Wxll | 3 | 11 | ||
| 420 | 2 | 0 | ||
| C70n | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fe7 | 2 | 2 | ||
| S60i | 2 | 1 | ||
| Td365 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 200 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 242 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 244 Dl | 1 | 0 | ||
| 700 Series | 1 | 0 | ||
| 944 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 945 | 1 | 2 | ||
| C90 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cottrell | 1 | 0 | ||
| EX30 CC | 1 | 1 | ||
| Gle | 1 | 0 | ||
| No Such Model Year C40 | 1 | 0 | ||
| S90mhev | 1 | 0 | ||
| S90phev | 1 | 2 | ||
| Vah | 1 | 20 | ||
| Vnl430 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vnl630 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Wca | 1 | 9 | ||
| Wcl | 1 | 2 | ||
| Wheb | 1 | 0 | ||
| Whl42t | 1 | 0 | ||
| Whtgm | 1 | 0 | ||
| Wx | 1 | 24 | ||
| Xc40bev | 1 | 2 | ||
| Xc40mhev | 1 | 0 | ||
| 142 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 144 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 145 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 164 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 165 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1800 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 200 Series | 0 | 0 | ||
| 262 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 264 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 265 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 614 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 704 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Ac | 0 | 1 | ||
| At | 0 | 1 | ||
| Autocar | 0 | 1 | ||
| B10M | 0 | 1 | ||
| C40 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coupe | 0 | 1 | ||
| Dc | 0 | 1 | ||
| Dk | 0 | 1 | ||
| Ds | 0 | 1 | ||
| EC40 | 0 | 3 | ||
| F611 | 0 | 1 | ||
| F613 | 0 | 3 | ||
| F6 Series | 0 | 1 | ||
| F716 | 0 | 1 | ||
| F7 Series | 0 | 3 | ||
| F86 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Fe | 0 | 11 | ||
| Fe6 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Fe Series | 0 | 3 | ||
| F Series | 0 | 1 | ||
| Glt | 0 | 1 | ||
| Km | 0 | 1 | ||
| Ks | 0 | 1 | ||
| N10 | 0 | 2 | ||
| N12 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Ne | 0 | 1 | ||
| Rbs | 0 | 1 | ||
| Rc2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Redundant Xc90mhev | 0 | 1 | ||
| Rx | 0 | 1 | ||
| S60l | 0 | 2 | ||
| S60phev | 0 | 2 | ||
| S80l | 0 | 1 | ||
| V60phev | 0 | 2 | ||
| V90ccmhev | 0 | 1 | ||
| Vhd84b | 0 | 1 | ||
| Vnr (4) | 0 | 8 | ||
| Vnre (electric) | 0 | 7 | ||
| Vnx | 0 | 5 | ||
| Wcm | 0 | 2 | ||
| Wcs | 0 | 2 | ||
| White | 0 | 1 | ||
| Whl | 0 | 3 | ||
| Whr | 0 | 3 | ||
| Whs | 0 | 2 | ||
| Wil | 0 | 1 | ||
| Wim | 0 | 1 | ||
| Wsr | 0 | 1 | ||
| Wxlm | 0 | 1 | ||
| Xc40 Bev | 0 | 0 |
Based on NHTSA ODI data through August 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated August 28, 2026.
Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.