Volvo 960Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 184 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Volvo 960.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints184Top: Engine and engine cooling Safety recalls11992–1997 model years

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

Best & worst years

Volvo 960 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 960 median. Tap a year for its full report.

21 7 19 57 60 20

'92'93'94'95'96'97

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

1997Not rated–/10020 complaints · 0 recalls 1996Not rated–/10060 complaints · 0 recalls 1995Not rated–/10057 complaints · 1 recall 1994Not rated–/10019 complaints · 0 recalls 1993Not rated–/1007 complaints · 0 recalls 1992Not rated–/10021 complaints · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Volvo 960 problems

All model years combined: 184 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

43Engine and engine cooling6 crash/fire/injury

23Service brakes, hydraulic2 crash/fire/injury

21Electrical system7 crash/fire/injury

21Air bags15 crash/fire/injury

19Vehicle speed control10 crash/fire/injury

18Fuel system, gasoline1 crash/fire/injury

12Steering

9Tires

9Seat belts

4911 other systems4 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
Engine and engine cooling	43	6
Service brakes, hydraulic	23	2
Electrical system	21	7
Air bags	21	15
Vehicle speed control	19	10
Fuel system, gasoline	18	1
Steering	12	4
Tires	9	1
Seat belts	9	0
11 other systems	49	4

1 recall

Volvo 960 recalls

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

Air bags: frontal94V-215 · 1995 · Nov 1, 1994 · 132 vehicles

4 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the 960

Jun 7, 1999
INADVERTENT SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTPE99040 · 1995–1997 · closed Oct 27, 1999
No recall
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