Reliability & cost of ownership
Volvo S60 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Volvo S60? 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 S60 problems by model year
79 recall entries and 1251 owner complaints on file across 24 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Volvo S60, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- electrical system221 complaints
- engine192 complaints
- fuel system174 complaints
- gasoline152 complaints
- engine and engine cooling127 complaints
- vehicle speed control119 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system92 complaints
- unknown or other89 complaints