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2018 Volvo V60

Gas Wagon

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Specs & fuel economyRecallsComplaintsCrash ratings
B
Safety Signal
89 / 100
BSafety Signal · 89 / 100
2Recalls · NHTSA campaigns
2Complaints · owner reports
—Crash rating · NHTSA overall
29 mpgFuel economy · best combined

The 2018 Volvo V60 is sold in the U.S. as a gas wagon with 5 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the V60 FWD, is EPA-rated at 29 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of B. Owners have filed 2 complaints, most often about visibility/wiper.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
V60 FWDGasFWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo253629$2,150
V60 AWDGasAWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo223226$3,000
V60 AWDGasAWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo223326$2,400
V60 CC AWDGasAWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo223025$2,500
V60 Polestar AWDGasAWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo202722$3,500

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

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Recalls (2)

Seat Belts

high
308,260 vehicles

Problem: Volvo Cars of N.A., LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain 2008-2016 V70 and XC70, 2007-2016 S80, 2011-2018 S60 and V60, 2016-2018 S60 Cross Country, 2014-2020 S60L, 2009-2015 S80L, 2009-2016 XC60 and 2015-2018 V60 Cross Country vehicles. The flexible steel cable that connects the seat belt to the front outboard seating positions may fatigue over time, causing the seat belt to not secure the occupant in the event of a crash.

Risk: An unsecured occupant has an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.

Fix: Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will replace the seat belt anchor cable for both front seats. The recall began December 10, 2020. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R10029.

NHTSA campaign 20V378000 · reported Jun 30, 2020 · Volvo Car USA LLC

Electrical System

minor
17,548 vehicles

Problem: 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.

Risk: If the GPS location is not provided to emergency personnel it can inhibit emergency response in the event of a crash or injury.

Fix: 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.

NHTSA campaign 18V800000 · reported Nov 13, 2018 · Volvo Car USA LLC

Owner complaints

2 complaints filed

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

Filed by year — 2020: 1 · 2024: 1

Most-cited components

  • Visibility/Wiper — 1
  • Service Brakes — 1
  • Vehicle Speed Control — 1
  • Wheels — 1
“In the past two years, my car has had 3 wheel sensors fail. When a wheel sensor fails while driving, things can get dangerous. When this happens, the following systems immediately fail in a chain reaction of events: ABS system, ESC Control, tire pressure monitoring, and loss of power. It’s dangerous when it happens o…”Feb 7, 2024 · Service Brakes · NHTSA owner report
“REARVIEW MIRRORS DO NOT RETURN TO THEIR SAVED POSITIONS AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE THEN SHIFTING BACK INTO DRIVE. THIS WILL COMPOUND OVER TIME AND SHIFT THE REARVIEW MIRROR POSITIONS LOWER AND LOWER. STORED POSITIONS ARE NOT AFFECTED, AS RECALLING A SAVED DRIVER SETTING WILL MOVE THE MIRRORS BACK TO THE CORRECT STORED…”Jan 17, 2020 · Visibility/Wiper · 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 V60 model years

A

2026 V60

0 recalls · 0 complaints

A

2025 V60

2 recalls · 0 complaints

A

2024 V60

2 recalls · 6 complaints

C

2023 V60

5 recalls · 5 complaints

D

2022 V60

4 recalls · 1 complaints

D

2021 V60

4 recalls · 3 complaints

D

2020 V60

4 recalls · 12 complaints

C

2019 V60

4 recalls · 2 complaints

F

2017 V60

6 recalls · 6 complaints

C

2016 V60

4 recalls · 22 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 38793, 38794, 38796, 38795, 38763). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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