{"id":"2018_volvo_xc60","make":"Volvo","make_slug":"volvo","model":"XC60","model_slug":"xc60","year":2018,"url":"/volvo/xc60/2018/","pts":["phev","gas"],"configs":[{"id":39382,"model":"XC60 AWD PHEV","pt":"phev","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S8)","cyl":4,"displ":2.0,"eng":"SIDI; PHEV","turbo":true,"super":true,"start_stop":true,"city":26,"hwy":28,"comb":26,"cityA":60,"hwyA":58,"combA":59,"kwh100":53.0,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":18.0,"phev_comb":34,"charge240":3.0,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"34 and 65 kW 3-phase Sync.","fuel":"Premium and Electricity","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","co2":199,"fe_score":8,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":3000,"save_spend":250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"VVX","modified":"Fri Jun 23 00:00:00 EDT 2023"},{"id":38806,"model":"XC60 AWD","pt":"gas","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S8)","cyl":4,"displ":2.0,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":22,"hwy":28,"comb":24,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","co2":367,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":3250,"save_spend":-5000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"VVX","modified":"Wed Jul 05 00:00:00 EDT 2017"},{"id":38807,"model":"XC60 AWD","pt":"gas","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S8)","cyl":4,"displ":2.0,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":true,"start_stop":true,"city":21,"hwy":27,"comb":23,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","co2":385,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":3350,"save_spend":-5500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"VVX","modified":"Wed Jul 05 00:00:00 EDT 2017"}],"vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","segment":"Compact SUV","epa_certified":true,"recalls":[{"campaign":"25V818000","component":"SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERS","mfr":"Volvo Car USA, LLC","reported":"2025-11-25","owner_notified":"2025-12-17","units":3,"summary":"Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain 2026 XC60MHEV, 2018 and 2025 XC60 vehicles. The front seat bolts may have been improperly tightened, resulting in loose bolts.","consequence":"A seat with loose bolts may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"Dealers will tighten the front seat bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 17, 2025. Owners may contact Volvo's customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R10345. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning December 5, 2025.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"R10345","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"20V503000","component":"VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES","mfr":"Volvo Car USA LLC","reported":"2020-08-25","owner_notified":"2020-09-29","units":87226,"summary":"Volvo Car of N.A., LLC (Volvo Cars) is recalling certain 2018-2020 XC60 vehicles.  The nuts that secure the front wipers may not have been sufficiently tightened, possibly causing the wipers to not function properly.","consequence":"The risk of the front wiper arms nut fixation to loosen and not holding the arm in correct position, the wiper function could be reduced and vision could be impaired, thus increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Volvo Car will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the nuts holding the front windshield wiper arms in position, free of charge.  The recall began September 29, 2020.  Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-800-458-1552.  Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10044.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"R10044","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"19V220000","component":"SEATS","mfr":"Volvo Car USA LLC","reported":"2019-03-20","owner_notified":"2019-05-07","units":2297,"summary":"Volvo Car USA LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain 2018-2019 XC60 and S90 vehicles.  The driver and passenger front seat rail rear flange nuts may not have been installed during assembly.","consequence":"If the nuts are missing, in the event of a crash, the front seat structure and position may be affected, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front seat rails for missing flange nuts, installing them as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began May 7, 2019.  Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552.  Volvo's number for this recall is R19931.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"R19931","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"19V046000","component":"STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE","mfr":"Volvo Car USA LLC","reported":"2019-01-18","owner_notified":"2019-05-14","units":45990,"summary":"Volvo Car USA LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Volvo XC60 vehicles.  Under certain conditions and cold temperatures, the tailgate lifting arms may freeze which may cause the lifting arms to separate from the vehicle.","consequence":"If the tailgate lifting arms separate, the arms could project rearward with significant force, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"Volvo has notified owners, and dealers will replace the tailgate lift arms with an improved designed, free of charge.  The recall began May 14, 2019.  Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552.  Volvo's number for this recall is R89910.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"R89910","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"18V800000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE","mfr":"Volvo Car USA LLC","reported":"2018-11-13","owner_notified":"2018-12-26","units":17548,"summary":"Volvo Car USA LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Volvo XC90, S90, V60, V60 Cross Country, V90, XC40, XC60, and V90 Cross Country vehicles.  The software installed in the Vehicle Connectivity Module (VCM) may have an error causing the Telematics and Driver Support Systems to function improperly.  As a result, the GPS will not provide location information to emergency personnel in the event of an emergency.","consequence":"If the GPS location is not provided to emergency personnel it can inhibit emergency response in the event of a crash or injury.","remedy":"Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will correct the software, free of charge.  The recall began December 26, 2018.  Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552.  Volvo's number for this recall is R39917.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"R39917","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"}],"recall_count":5,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":65,"grade":"D","complaints":{"count":36,"crash":4,"fire":0,"injured":4,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Electrical System",11],["Service Brakes",7],["Air Bags",5],["Unspecified",4],["Structure",4],["Vehicle Speed Control",3]],"by_year":{"2018":4,"2019":7,"2020":5,"2021":2,"2022":5,"2023":5,"2024":4,"2025":3,"2026":1},"excerpts":[["2025-12-31","Visibility/Wiper","Water leaking from the windshield seal (possibly the moonroof) gets into electronics under the dash and causes the transmission to stop working properly and also causes the engine to just stop completely. It happened 4 years ago and Volvo replaced a module but it happened again a week ago."],["2025-12-21","Exterior Lighting","The dashboard lights go out for no reason. It is really dangerous at night when you have no speed showing and can't use the GPS system when navigating at night. This has been going on now for 2 years and still no fix. Last time in the shop for issue and Volvo service said no issues showing. Used a 2025 loaner while the\u2026"],["2025-01-14","Electrical System","My air conditioning system failed. The entire dashboard and front seats had to be removed. This included having to replace the A/C evaporator, evacuated A/C refrigerant system, removed center console, removed dshboard and all related components, removed and replaced evaporator, adapter for evaporator, o-rings at expans\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"DP22005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","opened":"2023-01-27","closed":"2023-08-07","campaign":"22V063000","subject":"Pedestrian alert sounds","summary":"NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt"}],"ncap":[],"popularity":87,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":26,"ncap":null,"complaints":36},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}