Volvo Xc60 Reliability
872 NHTSA complaints (2010–2025). Complaint rate: 21.9 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 2022 Volvo Xc60. The 2020 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 Xc60 Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 145 | 5.5% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 115 | 4.3% |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 77 | 0.0% |
| ENGINE | 66 | 1.5% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 57 | 15.8% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 30 | 13.3% |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 29 | 17.2% |
| AIR BAGS | 29 | 27.6% |
| STEERING | 28 | 14.3% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 26 | 26.9% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | — | 79 | 5 | 3 | View 2010View→ |
| 2011 | — | 50 | 3 | — | View 2011View→ |
| 2012 | — | 56 | 5 | — | View 2012View→ |
| 2013 | — | 80 | 1 | 4 | View 2013View→ |
| 2014GOOD | — | 25 | 2 | — | View 2014View→ |
| 2015 | — | 67 | 5 | 4 | View 2015View→ |
| 2016 | — | 45 | 4 | 1 | View 2016View→ |
| 2017GOOD | — | 21 | 3 | — | View 2017View→ |
| 2018 | — | 53 | 8 | — | View 2018View→ |
| 2019 | — | 61 | 9 | — | View 2019View→ |
| 2020GOOD | — | 24 | 0 | — | View 2020View→ |
| 2021 | — | 69 | 7 | — | View 2021View→ |
| 2022AVOID | — | 108 | 6 | — | View 2022View→ |
| 2023 | — | 71 | 4 | — | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 29 | 7 | — | View 2024View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 34 | 3 | — | View 2025View→ |
See also: Volvo Xc60accident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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