Reliability & cost of ownership
Volvo Xc90 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Volvo Xc90? 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 Xc90 problems by model year
30 recall entries and 1496 owner complaints on file across 22 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Volvo Xc90, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- electrical system433 complaints
- power train308 complaints
- engine230 complaints
- unknown or other154 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system114 complaints
- service brakes98 complaints
- engine and engine cooling83 complaints
- structure79 complaints