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2019 Volvo S60

Plug-in hybrid Gas Compact car

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Specs & fuel economyRecallsComplaintsCrash ratings
C
Safety Signal
73 / 100
CSafety Signal · 73 / 100
4Recalls · NHTSA campaigns
25Complaints · owner reports
—Crash rating · NHTSA overall
31 mpgFuel economy · best combined

The 2019 Volvo S60 is sold in the U.S. as a plug-in hybrid and gas compact car with 3 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the S60 AWD PHEV, is EPA-rated at 31 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of C. Owners have filed 25 complaints, most often about electrical system.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombRangekWh/100miCharge (240V)Annual fuel*
S60 AWD PHEVPlug-in hybridAWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo + 34 and 65 kW 3-phase Sync.293431 (43 MPGe blended)22 mi electric433 h$2,500
S60 FWDGasFWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo243628———$2,750
S60 AWDGasAWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo213225———$3,100

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year and EPA reference fuel/electricity prices. Source: fueleconomy.gov vehicle records.

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Recalls (4)

Air Bags

high
346 vehicles

Problem: Volvo Car USA, LLC. (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2019-2024 S60 vehicles. The passenger air bag may not be secured properly, which can cause the air bag to deploy improperly.

Risk: An air bag that does not deploy properly in a crash increases the risk of injury.

Fix: Dealers will inspect and tighten the bolts securing the passenger air bag, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 5, 2024. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10254.

NHTSA campaign 23V780000 · reported Nov 21, 2023 · Volvo Car USA, LLC

Fuel System, Gasoline

high
85,550 vehicles

Problem: Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2019-2020 V90, XC60, S60, V60, V60CC, S90, V90CC, S90L, and XC90 vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump can blow a fuse and fail.

Risk: Failure of the low-pressure fuel pump can cause a stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Dealers will replace the fuse, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 2, 2021. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-888-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10100.

NHTSA campaign 21V414000 · reported Jun 2, 2021 · Volvo Car USA, LLC

Forward Collision Avoidance

minor
121,605 vehicles

Problem: Volvo Cars USA LLC (Volvo Cars) is recalling certain 2019-2020 S60, V60, V60 Cross Country, S90L, V90, V90 Cross Country, XC40, XC60, and XC90 vehicles. Due to a software/hardware incompatibility, the Automatic Emergency Brake (AEB) system may not detect obstacles and engage as intended.

Risk: If the automatic emergency braking system does not engage as intended, it can increase the risk of a crash.

Fix: Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will update the Active Safety Domain Master (ASDM) software, free of charge. The recall began April 9, 2020. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R29998.

NHTSA campaign 20V144000 · reported Mar 12, 2020 · Volvo Car USA LLC

Suspension

high
8,266 vehicles

Problem: Volvo Car USA LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain 2019 S60 vehicles. The rear suspension toe link flange lock nuts may not have been properly tightened, possibly resulting in a sudden change in vehicle handling.

Risk: A sudden change in vehicle handling can increase the risk of a crash.

Fix: Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear toe link flange bolts and lock nuts, replacing them if necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 6, 2019. Owner's my contact Volvo Customer Service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R19938.

NHTSA campaign 19V327000 · reported Apr 25, 2019 · Volvo Car USA LLC

NHTSA investigations

Electrical System:Propulsion System — Pedestrian alert sounds (closed)

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

Opened Jan 27, 2023 · closed Aug 7, 2023 · action DP22005

Owner complaints

25 complaints filed

1 involved a crash, 2 a fire, 2 injuries, 0 deaths reported by owners.

Filed by year — 2019: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2022: 6 · 2023: 4 · 2024: 5 · 2025: 1 · 2026: 2

Most-cited components

  • Electrical System — 6
  • Tires — 4
  • Unknown Or Other — 3
  • Forward Collision Avoidance — 2
  • Visibility/Wiper — 2
“Headlight Failure. Light flickers on and off intermittently and triggers " low beam headlamp malfunction" on dashboard. No vehicle accidents or other trauma to the affected headlight. Only remedy is to replace headlight at a cost of $3,400.”Oct 27, 2022 · Exterior Lighting · NHTSA owner report
“I was driving down our main road and I saw and smelled smoke coming out of the air vents, then a warning light came on my dashboard for my 12V battery I pulled over right away and opened the trunk and saw fire on the left-hand side. I attempted to extinguish the fire myself using soda, I was pulling clothing (2 shirts …”Aug 22, 2022 · Electrical System · NHTSA owner report
“The contact owns a 2019 Volvo S60. The contact stated while the vehicle was stopped with the auto brake feature on, the vehicle inadvertently accelerated. The contact pressed on the brakes and continued to his destination. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufact…”Aug 16, 2022 · Vehicle Speed Control · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Other S60 model years

A

2025 S60

2 recalls · 0 complaints

B

2024 S60

3 recalls · 20 complaints

D

2023 S60

6 recalls · 3 complaints

D

2022 S60

4 recalls · 15 complaints

D

2021 S60

3 recalls · 8 complaints

D

2020 S60

4 recalls · 11 complaints

A

2018 S60

1 recalls · 4 complaints

D

2017 S60

5 recalls · 17 complaints

C

2016 S60

4 recalls · 27 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records (ids 41255, 40235, 40236). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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