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Volvo WCAYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 9 safety recalls on record for the Volvo WCA.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls91990–2002 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

'90'91'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02
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2002Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2001Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2000Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1999Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1998Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls1997Not rated–/1001 complaint · 6 recalls1996Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls1995Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls1994Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls1993Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1992Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1991Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1990Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Volvo WCA problems

All model years combined: 1 complaint 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
Electrical system11
9 recalls

Volvo WCA recalls

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

–Tail lights: switch02V-238 · 1990–2002 · Sep 9, 2002 · 5,532 vehicles–Parking brake00V-002 · 1997–1998 · Feb 24, 2000 · 13,516 vehicles–Air suspension: lines and fittings98V-255 · 1994–1998 · Oct 14, 1998 · 95,013 vehicles–Wheels: rim98V-120 · 1997–1998 · May 19, 1998 · 3,065 vehicles–Front: wheel bearing97V-212 · 1997 · Nov 17, 1997 · 923 vehicles–Structure: body97V-023 · 1996–1997 · Feb 24, 1997 · 1,928 vehicles–Service brakes, air96V-095 · 1994–1996 · Mar 23, 1996 · 771 vehicles–Steering: linkages96V-038 · 1996 · Feb 22, 1996 · 1,303 vehicles–Springs: air suspension system96V-032 · 1995 · Feb 12, 1996 · 6,034 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the WCA

  1. Volvo Sleeper glass de-bondingRQ11001 · 2002 · closed Jan 20, 2012
    No recall