Reliability & cost of ownership
Volvo S90 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Volvo S90? 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 S90 problems by model year
0 recall entries and 60 owner complaints on file across 9 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 S90 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2023 S90 | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 S90 | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 S90 | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 S90 | 0 | 12 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 S90 | 0 | 8 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1999 S90 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1998 S90 | 0 | 25 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1997 S90 | 0 | 7 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Volvo S90, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- unknown or other12 complaints
- service brakes10 complaints
- hydraulic8 complaints
- vehicle speed control7 complaints
- visibility6 complaints
- suspension5 complaints
- electrical system4 complaints
- equipment4 complaints