Volvo XC90 problems, by model year and system
582 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Volvo XC90 2016–2027, and the 2 systems the record is deep on — electrical (174), engine (160). Each system has a page across the years; 2 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsVolvo XC90 complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | electrical | engine |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 0 in all | — | — |
| 2026 7 in all | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 29 in all | 7 | — |
| 2024 36 in all | 17 | 4 |
| 2023 40 in all | 9 | — |
| 2022 29 in all | 13 | 7 |
| 2021 39 in all | 14 | 8 |
| 2020 32 in all | 9 | 7 |
| 2019 42 in all | 11 | 11 |
| 2018 50 in all | 15 | 6 |
| 2017 80 in all | 20 | 25 |
| 2016 198 in all | 57 | 89 |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Volvo XC90 system draws the most complaints?
Electrical: 174 complaints across 12 model years, 30% of everything owners filed about the Volvo XC90. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Volvo XC90 year has the most complaints?
2016 (198), 2017 (80), 2018 (50). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.