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Volvo 855Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 19 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the Volvo 855.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints19Top: Service brakes, hydraulicSafety recalls41994–2000 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Volvo 855 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the 855 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2000Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1997Not rated–/1003 complaints · 2 recalls1996Not rated–/1007 complaints · 2 recalls1995Not rated–/1006 complaints · 2 recalls1994Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Volvo 855 problems

All model years combined: 19 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Service brakes, hydraulic70
Service brakes, air30
Structure20
Tires20
Air bags11
Wheels10
Seat belts10
Seats10
Service brakes, electric10
4 recalls

Volvo 855 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Front assembly: seat heater/cooler02V-314 · 1996–1997 · Nov 19, 2002 · 65,000 vehicles–Vehicle speed control96V-199 · 1996–1997 · Oct 11, 1996 · 12,530 vehicles–Front assembly: power adjust95V-108 · 1995 · May 26, 1995 · 475 vehicles–Mechanical: accessory scissor/screw/bottle jack/lift95V-050 · 1995 · Mar 10, 1995 · 31,315 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the 855

  1. SEAT FIRESEA02019 · 1996–1997 · closed Dec 18, 2002
    Led to recall 02V-314