Volvo 900Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 3 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Volvo 900.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints3Top: Equipment Safety recalls11990–1996 model years

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

Best & worst years

Volvo 900 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 900 median. Tap a year for its full report.

0 0 0 0 1 2

'90'91'92'93'95'96

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

1996Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls 1995Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 1993Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1992Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1991Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1990Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Volvo 900 problems

All model years combined: 3 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

1Equipment

1Power train

1Seats

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Equipment	1	0
Power train	1	0
Seats	1	0

1 recall

Volvo 900 recalls

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

Air bags94V-185 · 1990–1993 · Sep 28, 1994 · 269,000 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the 900

Mar 17, 1997
PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FIRESPE97012 · 1988–1991 · closed Sep 26, 1997
Led to recall 97V-166