Volvo S60 Reliability
1,657 NHTSA complaints (2000–2024). Complaint rate: 81.1 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2001–2005 Volvo S60. The 2023 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Volvo S60 Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 198 | 2.0% |
| ENGINE | 190 | 1.1% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 116 | 11.2% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 92 | 4.3% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 87 | 1.1% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 87 | 3.4% |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 86 | 0.0% |
| AIR BAGS | 65 | 33.8% |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 61 | 1.6% |
| POWER TRAIN | 42 | 9.5% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001AVOID | — | 262 | 6 | 6 | View 2001View→ |
| 2002AVOID | — | 248 | 4 | 4 | View 2002View→ |
| 2003AVOID | — | 168 | 1 | 1 | View 2003View→ |
| 2004AVOID | — | 262 | 22 | 15 | View 2004View→ |
| 2005AVOID | — | 57 | 0 | — | View 2005View→ |
| 2006 | — | 42 | 1 | 1 | View 2006View→ |
| 2007 | — | 34 | 4 | 3 | View 2007View→ |
| 2008GOOD | — | 14 | 6 | — | View 2008View→ |
| 2009GOOD | — | 9 | 1 | — | View 2009View→ |
| 2011GOOD | — | 5 | 2 | — | View 2011View→ |
| 2012AVOID | — | 161 | 14 | — | View 2012View→ |
| 2013AVOID | — | 105 | 11 | 1 | View 2013View→ |
| 2014 | — | 35 | 2 | — | View 2014View→ |
| 2015AVOID | — | 79 | 5 | 1 | View 2015View→ |
| 2016 | — | 34 | 3 | — | View 2016View→ |
| 2017GOOD | — | 17 | 1 | — | View 2017View→ |
| 2018GOOD | — | 5 | 0 | — | View 2018View→ |
| 2019 | — | 31 | 0 | 2 | View 2019View→ |
| 2020GOOD | — | 20 | 2 | — | View 2020View→ |
| 2021GOOD | — | 11 | 0 | — | View 2021View→ |
| 2022 | — | 27 | 0 | — | View 2022View→ |
| 2023GOOD | — | 3 | 0 | — | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 27 | 8 | — | View 2024View→ |
See also: Volvo S60accident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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