Volvo 940Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 121 owner complaints and 3 safety recalls on record for the Volvo 940.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints121Top: Air bags Safety recalls31991–1998 model years

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

Best & worst years

Volvo 940 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 940 median. Tap a year for its full report.

11 16 23 41 27 1 2

'91'92'93'94'95'97'98

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

1998Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls 1997Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 1995Not rated–/10027 complaints · 0 recalls 1994Not rated–/10041 complaints · 0 recalls 1993Not rated–/10023 complaints · 1 recall 1992Not rated–/10016 complaints · 0 recalls 1991Not rated–/10011 complaints · 2 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Volvo 940 problems

All model years combined: 121 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

43Air bags30 crash/fire/injury

15Vehicle speed control8 crash/fire/injury

14Tires

9Service brakes, hydraulic4 crash/fire/injury

8Fuel system, gasoline1 crash/fire/injury

7Engine and engine cooling

7Electrical system

5Power train

4Seats

219 other systems2 crash/fire/injury

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
Air bags	43	30
Vehicle speed control	15	8
Tires	14	0
Service brakes, hydraulic	9	4
Fuel system, gasoline	8	1
Engine and engine cooling	7	2
Electrical system	7	1
Power train	5	0
Seats	4	3
9 other systems	21	2

3 recalls

Volvo 940 recalls

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

Vehicle speed control93V-074 · 1993 · Apr 28, 1993 · 1,864 vehicles Front: anchorage91V-075 · 1991 · May 6, 1991 · 485 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump91V-010 · 1991 · Jan 8, 1991 · 19,286 vehicles

3 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the 940

Oct 29, 1997
INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTPE97047 · 1994–1995 · closed Apr 21, 1998
No recall
Apr 20, 1994
INADVERT. AIR BAG DEPLOYSEA94015 · 1990–1993 · closed Oct 12, 1994
Led to recall 94V-185
Nov 23, 1993
INADVER.AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTPE93095 · 1991 · closed Apr 20, 1994
No recall