Reliability & cost of ownership
Volvo 940 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Volvo 940? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Volvo 940 problems by model year
0 recall entries and 30 owner complaints on file across 3 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 940 | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1997 940 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1995 940 | 0 | 27 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Volvo 940, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- air bags10 complaints
- tires7 complaints
- fuel system3 complaints
- gasoline3 complaints
- vehicle speed control3 complaints
- service brakes2 complaints
- hydraulic2 complaints
- power train2 complaints