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Volvo V90Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 17 owner complaints and 8 safety recalls on record for the Volvo V90.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints17Top: Exterior lightingSafety recalls81993–2022 model years

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

Best & worst years

Volvo V90 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 V90 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2020Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2019Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls2018Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1998Not rated–/10010 complaints · 0 recalls1997Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1993Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Volvo V90 problems

All model years combined: 17 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
Exterior lighting50
Structure30
Electrical system20
Service brakes, hydraulic20
Engine and engine cooling20
Steering10
Visibility10
Visibility/wiper10
Air bags11
5 other systems50
8 recalls

Volvo V90 recalls

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

94%Back over prevention: software25V-908 · 2022 · Dec 23, 2025 · 413,151 vehicles100%Back over prevention: software25V-282 · 2022 · May 8, 2025 · 413,151 vehicles86%Propulsion system: traction battery25V-179 · 2022 · Mar 24, 2025 · 7,483 vehicles95%Seat belts21V-682 · 2021 · Sep 1, 2021 · 19,149 vehicles97%Wiring: fuses and circuit breakers21V-414 · 2019–2020 · Jun 2, 2021 · 85,550 vehicles94%Air bags21V-001 · 2021 · Jan 7, 2021 · 2,883 vehicles98%Forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking20V-144 · 2019–2020 · Mar 12, 2020 · 121,605 vehicles97%Electrical system: software18V-800 · 2017–2019 · Nov 13, 2018 · 17,548 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the V90

  1. THROTTLE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONEA05021 · 1999 · closed Dec 12, 2006
    Led to recall 06V-441
  2. INADVERTENT SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTPE99040 · 1998–1999 · closed Oct 27, 1999
    No recall