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Volvo · Large SUV

2022 Volvo XC90

Plug-in hybrid Gas
Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD
5 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-10-26
F
Safety Signal
52 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record
Counts recalls, not crash safety — this vehicle earned 5 of 5 stars from NHTSA. A much-recalled best-seller scores low here; see the methodology.
Recalls3 critical 5
Complaints1 fire reported 30
Crash ratingNHTSA overall 5★
Fuel economybest combined, EPA 27 mpg
202720262025202420232022202120202019201820172016

The 2022 Volvo XC90 is sold in the U.S. as a plug-in hybrid and gas large SUV with 5 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the XC90 T8 AWD Recharge, is EPA-rated at 27 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for this model year, 3 rated critical, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of F. Owners have filed 30 complaints, most often about the electrical system. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall.

Volvo XC90 — photograph via Wikimedia Commons
Volvo XC90 · Photo: Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Trims & pricing

Source: manufacturer press kitCompare a trim →
TrimPowertrainDriveMSRPHPSeats
B5 AWD (5 & 7 Seat) (250 hp) autGasAWD—250 hp—
B6 AWD (5, 6 & 7 Seat) (300 hp) autGasAWD—300 hp—
Recharge T8 AWD (6 & 7 Seat) (390 hp) autPlug-in hybridAWD—390 hp—
B5 AWD (5 Seat) (235 hp) autGasAWD—235 hp5
B5 AWD (6 Seat) (235 hp) autGasAWD—235 hp6
B5 AWD (7 Seat) (235 hp) autGasAWD—235 hp7

MSRP excludes destination. Open a trim for the complete spec sheet and standard/optional equipment. Have the car in front of you? Decode its VIN to see which of these trims it is and what it was priced at.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov
ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombRangekWh/100miCharge (240V)Annual fuel*
XC90 T8 AWD RechargePlug-in hybridAWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo + 34 and 65 kW 3-phase Sync.262827 (34 MPGe blended)18 mi electric583 h$3,050
XC90 T8 AWD Recharge ext. RangePlug-in hybridAWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo + 34 and 107 kW 3-phase Sync.252726 (43 MPGe blended)36 mi electric495 h$3,150
XC90 T5GasFWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo213025———$3,300
XC90 T5 AWDGasAWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo202823———$3,550
XC90 T6 AWDGasAWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo192722———$3,750

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 44269, 45201, 44207, 44209, 44210.

Emissions & certification

Source: EPA emission certificates
ConfigurationSmog ratingEmission standardWhere it can be sold newSmartWay
XC90 T8 AWD Recharge, XC90 T8 AWD Recharge ext. Range7 / 10California LEV-III SULEV30 / Federal Tier 3 Bin 30All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standardsSmartWay
XC90 T5, XC90 T5 AWD5 / 10Federal Tier 3 Bin 70All 50 states (federal, all altitudes)—
XC90 T6 AWD7 / 10California LEV-III SULEV30 / Federal Tier 3 Bin 30All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards—

Certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S.

The smog rating scores tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and is comparable only within a model year. The standard is the federal bin or California tier the configuration was certified to. Both come from the EPA certificate behind the window sticker.

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Factory warranty running out?

The 2022 Volvo XC90 is in the years where high-voltage electronics and module repairs land on the owner. What an extended plan does and does not cover is worth reading before a dealer quotes you one.

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Recalls (5)

Source: NHTSA recall database
!critical

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

R10329
11,469 vehicles 100% reported repaired
Problem Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2023 Volvo C40 BEV, 2025 EC40, 2023-2024 XC40 BEV, 2020-2026 XC90 PHEV, 2022-2026 XC60 PHEV, 2023-2025 S60 PHEV, 2024-2025 V60 PHEV, and 2025-2026 EX40 and 2025 S90 PHEV vehicles. In certain driving scenarios while coasting down a hill and using "B" mode or "One Pedal Drive," the vehicle may lose brake function. Risk A loss of brake function increases the risk of a crash. Fix Owners are advised not to use "B" Mode (for plug-in hybrid vehicles) or "One Pedal Drive" (for pure electric vehicles) until the repair has been completed. The brake module software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 15, 2025. Owners may contact Volvo Car's customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10329.
Filed with NHTSADefect report PDFOwner letter PDFRemedy instructions PDF
NHTSA campaign 25V392000 reported Jun 12, 2025 Volvo Car USA, LLC the full filing, and every vehicle covered →
!critical

Electrical System

R10312
7,483 vehicles 85% reported repaired built Jun 17, 2019 – Nov 29, 2021
Problem Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2020-2021 S90, 2020-2022 S60, V60, XC60, XC90, and 2022 V90 plug-in hybrid vehicles. The high-voltage battery may experience a short circuit within the battery module when the battery is fully charged and the vehicle is parked. Risk A short circuit in a high-voltage battery increases the risk of a fire. Fix Owners are advised not to charge their vehicles until the remedy has been completed. Dealers will inspect and replace the high-voltage battery module as necessary. In addition, dealers will update the software to monitor the battery. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 28, 2025. Owners may contact Volvo Car's customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10312.
Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF
NHTSA campaign 25V179000 reported Mar 24, 2025 Volvo Car USA, LLC the full filing, and every vehicle covered →
▲high

Seat Belts

R10259
2,911 vehicles 78% reported repaired
Problem Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2015-2024 XC90 vehicles. The second-row seat belt buckle and lower belt anchor bolts may not be tightened properly. Risk An improperly tightened seat belt buckle may not restrain an occupant as intended, increasing their risk of injury during a crash. Fix Dealers will inspect and tighten the second-row seat belt buckle anchorage bolts, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 19, 2024. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10259.
Filed with NHTSARemedy instructions PDF
NHTSA campaign 23V827000 reported Dec 7, 2023 Volvo Car USA, LLC the full filing, and every vehicle covered →
!critical

Steering

R10213
74 vehicles 96% reported repaired
Problem Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2019-2022 V60CC, XC60, and XC90 vehicles. During steering gear assembly, double screws may have been assembled on top of each other, which can cause a screw to fall into the gearbox housing. Risk A screw inside the gearbox housing can cause the steering wheel to lock up and increase the risk of a crash. Fix Dealers will replace the steering gear, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 1, 2023. Owners may contact Volvo Car's customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10213.
Filed with NHTSARemedy instructions PDF
NHTSA campaign 23V001000 reported Jan 5, 2023 Volvo Car USA, LLC the full filing, and every vehicle covered →
▲high

Engine And Engine Cooling

R10198
15,674 vehicles 100% reported repaired
Problem Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2022-2023 S60, V60, S90L, XC60, and XC90 vehicles. An electronic control module (ECM) software error may prevent the combustion engine from starting, causing a loss of drive power. Risk The vehicle may lose drive power as the high voltage battery is depleted, increasing the risk of a crash. Fix Dealers will update the ECM software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 8, 2022. Owners may contact Volvo Car's customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10198.
Filed with NHTSARemedy instructions PDF
NHTSA campaign 22V793000 reported Oct 20, 2022 Volvo Car USA, LLC the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.

NHTSA defect 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 mat

Opened Jan 27, 2023 · closed Aug 7, 2023 · action DP22005 · the investigation’s page →

Whether any of this applies to one specific XC90

A campaign covers a build range, not a model year, so two identical-looking cars from 2022 can differ. Both of these check a VIN against the manufacturer’s own list, free, in about ten seconds. Volvo publishes its own lookup because federal rule 49 CFR 573.15 requires it to, and to keep it current to within seven days.

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Hear about a recall before the letter does

The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2022 Volvo XC90, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.

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Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database
30complaints filed

0 involved a crash · 1 a fire · 0 injuries · 0 deaths reported

8.4 per 10,000 built · Volvo reported 35,796 XC90 built (its Early Warning production report to NHTSA)

Filed per year: 2022: 6 · 2023: 12 · 2024: 4 · 2025: 4 · 2026: 4

Most-cited components

Electrical System 14
Fuel/Propulsion System 9
Engine 7
Unspecified 5
Back Over Prevention 4
Lane Departure 2

In owners' own words

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, one per problem area. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed.

The electrical/infotainment display failure causes the factory rearview camera image not to display when the vehicle is shifted into reverse. The center infotainment display on my 2022 Volvo XC90 intermittently goes completely black and remains inoperable for days at a time.
Lane Departure May 4, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11735479
In the middle of a cold snowstorm the screen froze and started glitching. As I was trying to change the drive mode to all wheel drive the ESC off button triggered and ESC stayed off without AWD mode and screen was unresponsive. Had to pull over and turn car off and back on for screen to reset
Electrical System Feb 25, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11720490
I received an SRS airbag, service urgent, drive to workshop warning. I took the car in six times the first two times they said it was a software update and they failed to update the software the third time they updated the software.
Air Bags Sep 20, 2024 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11615583
The contact owned a 2022 Volvo XC90. The contact stated that while driving in stop-and-go traffic, the odor of smoke was suddenly present inside the vehicle and moments later smoke was viewed coming from under the hood. The vehicle was stopped and moments after exiting the vehicle the vehicle was engulfed in flames.
Engine at 11,000 miles Apr 16, 2024 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11583268
During cold weather, and when backing up, the vehicle makes a loud knocking noise as if an accident has occurred. This is an intermittent problem. The vehicle is equipped with Auto-hold brakes. The dealership stated that this might be the issue where the auto-hold is engaging without warring.
Service Brakes Nov 23, 2023 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11556577
On 6/12/23, I was driving on a highway in New York State when I heard a bump under my car and I thought it was a rock. Nothing flashed on my dash to warn me that something serious had happened.
Fuel/Propulsion System Jun 20, 2023 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11528023

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

Source: NHTSA NCAP
ConfigurationOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
SUV AWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★☆18%
SUV AWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★☆18%
SUV AWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★☆16%
SUV FWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★☆19%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program. Standard driver-assist: forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking.

Driver-assist crash reports (1)

Source: NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01
1report filed

1 no injury reported

Aug 2024 to Aug 2024 · 0 with an air bag deployment · 1 towed

What was engaged, and what was hit

System named: Pilot Assist (1)

Crash partner: Other 1

Filed by: Volvo Car USA, LLC

IncidentSystemStruckInjury allegedStateSpeedReport
Aug 2024Level 2 · Pilot AssistOtherno injury reportedNY55 mph1422-8688

From the manufacturer’s own filing

The reporting entity’s narrative as NHTSA published it, with anything identifying removed and nothing added. A narrative is a notice, written before the entity had verified what happened.

Customer states: "Driving and took eyes off the road for a second. Car hit guard rail. The whole tire came off. The front door and the backdoor (damaged). Driving with auto pilot. The auto pilot didn't stay on the road. No lane assist (support). Feels this is vehicle issue." We have not inspected the vehicle
Volvo Car USA, LLC report 1422-8688 Aug 2024 NHTSA SGO filing

A report under the General Order is a notice the manufacturer or operator must file within days of hearing of a crash in which a Level 2 driver-assist or automated-driving system was engaged within 30 seconds of impact. It is filed before anything is verified, and entities with telematics hear of far more crashes than entities that rely on complaints, so counts say as much about the reporting as about the car and are not comparable across makes. Nothing is normalised by fleet size. Every report on file, by make and year → · NHTSA’s page and files

Service bulletins & campaigns

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications
Communicationsfiled with NHTSA 413
Most recentmanufacturer date 2026-09-19
Kindsas classified by NHTSA 403 service bulletins, 6 others, 4 service campaigns

Most often about: Electrical System, Equipment, Unknown Or Other, Engine, Power Train.

  • 37495.4.0 Service bulletin
    2026-09-19 · Unknown Or Other
  • This is a Tech Journal - Text only no attachments - If a customer experiences a “Propulsion System Performance” message in the DIM with diagnostic trouble code IEM P060700, often in combination with IEM P061A00, please follow the instructions under "Service".
  • 36894.5.2 Service bulletin
    2026-09-09 · Power Train
  • This is a Technical Journal: Long Range PHEV ERAD Knocking Noise Repair Kit. Install a repair kit.
  • 37373.8.0 Service bulletin
    2026-07-28 · Electrical System
  • This is a Technical Journal: DIM Message and DTC BECM P0C7800. If the DIM displays a message stating "Drive System Service Required" and the DTC listed below is set, follow the advice under "Service". •Do not replace any parts. This is not hardware-related. •A new BECM software is released in version 3.6.4. or later. Perform a total upgrade according to TJ 31543 and release the car back to custome
  • 37270.2.1 Service bulletin
    2026-07-28 · Unknown Or Other
  • This is a Technical Journal: Text only no attachments - DIM Message and DTC BECM P0C3200. perform a total upgrade of the software please follow the advice under "Service"
  • 36863.4.0 Service bulletin
    2026-07-28 · Electrical System
  • This is a Technical Journal: DIM Message and DTC IEM P0C0500. 1. Erase the DTC 2. Test drive the vehicle in electrical mode and accelerate until the vehicle reaches a minimum of 30 km/h (19 mph). 3. Perform a new VIDA readout If the DTC IEM P0C0500 does not return, do not replace any parts. Release the car to customer.
  • 37867.1.0 Service bulletin
    2026-06-24 · Unknown Or Other
  • This is a TJ only - no attachments If a vehicle has been updated to 5.1.9 SW and experiences one of the error states below in combination with BECM and/or IGM fault codes, please follow the instructions under Service. High Voltage Battery SOC drops down to 0% unexpectedly High Voltage Battery does not charge to 100% SOC Not possible to charge High Voltage Battery
  • 37495.3.0 Service bulletin
    2026-06-24 · Unknown Or Other
  • This is a Tech Journal - Text only no attachments - If a customer experiences a “Propulsion System Performance” message in the DIM with diagnostic trouble code IEM P060700, often in combination with IEM P061A00, please follow the instructions under "Service".
  • 36559.2.1 Service bulletin
    2026-06-18 · Unknown Or Other
  • This is a Technical Journal: Text only no attachments Do Not Connect Third-Party Devices to the DLC/OBD2. Disconnect third party devices. If the ESC warning appears in the DIM and/or pure electric drive mode is disabled in combination with DTC BCM2-U029600, follow the instructions under “Service". Third-party devices can be connected: Directly to the DLC Via a Y-splitter harness that is used as an

A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.

Diagnostic trouble codes on file

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints

Codes documented against this model year in the federal record. A code appearing here does not mean this vehicle will set it — it means the code is part of this nameplate-year's documented history.

CodeWhat it meansMost often filed underWhere it appears
U029D
U029D on Volvo →		Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.Engine2 bulletins
U029EManufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.Engine2 bulletins
U02A3Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.Engine2 bulletins

Generic codes (the second character is 0 or 2) mean the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States. Manufacturer-specific codes (1 or 3) mean whatever the automaker assigned, and no honest source can define them for you — which is why the ones here carry the evidence instead of a definition. A code is a link when enough separate federal documents name it across the catalogue to be worth a page of its own; the rest are listed here, where the vehicle is the context that makes them mean something.

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At the New York inspection station

Source: New York State DMV

In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2022 Volvo XC90 failed the emissions check on 0.82% of first inspections — lower than the 1.7% for every 2022 model-year vehicle inspected; and the safety inspection on 0.69% (every 2022 vehicle: 1.4%).

New York inspections 0.82%

failed emissions

1,459 initial inspections of 1,427 vehicles.

MeasureThe 2022 XC90Every 2022 vehicleBehind it
Failed the emissions check0.82%1.7%1,456
Failed the safety inspection0.69%1.4%1,459
Air-bag warning lamp stayed lit0%0.18%1,459
Miles driven a year10,96710,455odometer at inspection
Average odometer46,67344,815odometer at inspection

New York’s emissions test on these model years is an on-board diagnostics check: it fails a car whose check-engine light is on or whose self-tests have not finished. First inspections only, so a car that failed and came back is counted once; private and special plates, not taxis, livery or commercial plates. A rate appears only where at least 200 inspections stand behind it. “Every 2022 vehicle” is every 2022 model-year car, SUV and pickup inspected in the same window, all makes. This is the state’s record of test results, not a reliability score by itself. Source: New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Vehicle Inspections (data.ny.gov, Open NY terms).

XC90 by model year

all years, side by side →
Year Safety Recalls Complaints
2027 A 0 0 25 mpg2026 B 1 8 27 mpg2025 C 3 29 27 mpg2024 C 4 37 27 mpg2023 D 7 41 27 mpg2022 this page F 5 30 27 mpg2021 F 7 42 27 mpg2020 F 9 34 27 mpg2019 D 6 42 25 mpg2018 B 3 51 27 mpg2017 D 7 81 25 mpg2016 F 8 198 25 mpg

Common questions about the 2022 XC90

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Does the 2022 Volvo XC90 have any recalls?

NHTSA has posted 5 recall campaigns for the 2022 Volvo XC90, 3 of them rated critical. The most serious on file is 25V392000, covering Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.

How safe is the 2022 Volvo XC90?

NHTSA gave the 2022 Volvo XC90 5 stars overall in its New Car Assessment Program tests — 5-star frontal crash, 5-star side crash, 4-star rollover. WhichTrim also grades it F (52/100) on its recall record, which is a different question from crash protection.

What is the fuel economy of the 2022 Volvo XC90?

Across the 5 EPA-rated configurations of the 2022 Volvo XC90, the best EPA combined figure is 27 mpg (MPGe on the electrified versions). Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.

What do owners complain about on the 2022 Volvo XC90?

Owners have filed 30 complaints with NHTSA about the 2022 Volvo XC90, most often about electrical system, fuel/propulsion system, engine. Of those, 1 a fire. Complaints are unverified owner reports, so treat the pattern as a signal and the individual report as an anecdote.

How clean is the 2022 Volvo XC90?

The EPA smog rating for the 2022 Volvo XC90 runs 5 to 7 out of 10 across its configurations. That score covers tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, and it only compares vehicles within the same model year. It is certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S. Its configurations were certified to different standards — California LEV-III SULEV30, Federal Tier 3 Bin 30, Federal Tier 3 Bin 70 — which the table above lists per configuration.

Are there service bulletins for the 2022 Volvo XC90?

The manufacturer has filed 413 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2022 Volvo XC90, most often covering electrical system, equipment, unknown or other. The most recent is dated 2026-09-19. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.

How does the 2022 Volvo XC90 do at state inspection?

In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2022 Volvo XC90 failed the emissions check on 0.82% of first inspections — lower than the 1.7% for every 2022 model-year vehicle inspected; and the safety inspection on 0.69% (every 2022 vehicle: 1.4%). The figures are New York State DMV’s own inspection records, first inspections only, and the table above sets each one against every vehicle of the same model year.

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.

DataHeldSourceWhat it covers — or what empty means
Fuel economy & configurations5 configurationsEPA certification recordsEvery configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures.
Emission certificates5 configurationsEPA emission certificatesSmog rating, standard and the sales area that decides where the car can be sold new.
Recalls5NHTSA recall campaignsA complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags.
Owner complaints30NHTSA complaint databaseAlso complete, but unverified: these are reports owners filed, not findings. Counts scale with how many were sold.
Crash ratings4 testedNHTSA NCAPOnly the configurations NHTSA chose to crash-test, which is never all of them.
Service bulletins413NHTSA manufacturer communicationsEverything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall.
Investigations1NHTSA Office of Defects InvestigationOpen and closed defect investigations, with the agency's own narrative.
Driver-assist crash reports1NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01Crashes the manufacturer or operator reported with a Level 2 or automated-driving system engaged. Notices, filed before verification; not comparable across makes.
Specifications filed with NHTSAnoneNHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patternsWe had no VIN pattern to decode for this model year, or the manufacturer filed nothing usable.
Trims, pricing & equipment6 trimsManufacturer press kitTranscribed from the manufacturer's own press material, every value carrying the document it came from.

Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.

Where to go next

pages beside this one
Other years The 2027 XC90 The XC90 model year with the cleanest record on file — grade A, 0 recalls.Lineup Every 2022 model on file, by price Each 2022 nameplate whose press kit we hold, ranked by the maker's announced starting MSRP — this one among them.Recalls Every Volvo recall on file All campaigns filed against Volvo vehicles, newest first, with the manufacturer's own number.Recall Watch Watch this XC90 by VIN Give it the VIN and you hear the night a campaign is filed — from $29 a month for a lot, free for ten.

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). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly. Trim-level specifications and pricing are transcribed from the manufacturer's official press kit; every value carries its source in the data file.

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