Volvo Xc90 Reliability
2,166 NHTSA complaints (2003–2025). Complaint rate: 50.7 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 2003–2005 Volvo Xc90. The 2009–2014 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 Xc90 Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 402 | 2.5% |
| ENGINE | 219 | 1.4% |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 185 | 1.1% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 142 | 2.1% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 111 | 0.9% |
| POWER TRAIN | 107 | 2.8% |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 69 | 2.9% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 69 | 8.7% |
| AIR BAGS | 60 | 6.7% |
| STEERING | 52 | 3.8% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003AVOID | — | 149 | 3 | 3 | View 2003View→ |
| 2004AVOID | — | 669 | 13 | 4 | View 2004View→ |
| 2005AVOID | — | 304 | 2 | 4 | View 2005View→ |
| 2006 | — | 73 | 5 | 6 | View 2006View→ |
| 2007 | — | 59 | 0 | 12 | View 2007View→ |
| 2008 | — | 44 | 1 | 2 | View 2008View→ |
| 2009GOOD | — | 11 | 0 | — | View 2009View→ |
| 2010GOOD | — | 16 | 0 | — | View 2010View→ |
| 2011GOOD | — | 30 | 0 | 1 | View 2011View→ |
| 2012GOOD | — | 6 | 0 | — | View 2012View→ |
| 2013GOOD | — | 13 | 0 | 3 | View 2013View→ |
| 2014GOOD | — | 7 | 0 | — | View 2014View→ |
| 2016AVOID | — | 297 | 10 | 14 | View 2016View→ |
| 2017AVOID | — | 111 | 5 | 12 | View 2017View→ |
| 2018 | — | 55 | 1 | 1 | View 2018View→ |
| 2019 | — | 46 | 3 | 5 | View 2019View→ |
| 2020 | — | 37 | 2 | 3 | View 2020View→ |
| 2021 | — | 51 | 7 | — | View 2021View→ |
| 2022 | — | 43 | 0 | 1 | View 2022View→ |
| 2023 | — | 69 | 0 | — | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 44 | 4 | — | View 2024View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 32 | 7 | — | View 2025View→ |
See also: Volvo Xc90accident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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