Volvo 965Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 4 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the Volvo 965.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints4Top: Fuel system, gasoline Safety recalls41992–1997 model years

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

Best & worst years

Volvo 965 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 965 median. Tap a year for its full report.

0 0 1 3 0

'92'93'95'96'97

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

1997Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1996Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall 1995Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls 1993Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1992Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Volvo 965 problems

All model years combined: 4 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

2Fuel system, gasoline

1Engine

1Electrical system

1Steering

1Structure

1Vehicle speed control

1Service brakes, hydraulic

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
Fuel system, gasoline	2	0
Engine	1	0
Electrical system	1	0
Steering	1	0
Structure	1	0
Vehicle speed control	1	0
Service brakes, hydraulic	1	0

4 recalls

Volvo 965 recalls

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

Vehicle speed control96V-199 · 1996–1997 · Oct 11, 1996 · 12,530 vehicles Front: anchorage95V-107 · 1992–1993 · May 25, 1995 · 11,562 vehicles Other: labels95V-093 · 1995 · May 9, 1995 · 5,199 vehicles Air bags: frontal94V-215 · 1995 · Nov 1, 1994 · 132 vehicles