Volvo 240

Owners filed 75 complaints across 5 model years of the Volvo 240. The 1992 drew the most (22); the 1994 the fewest (2).

Model years5
Complaints75
Recalls0
Fires3
Deaths0

Every Volvo 240 model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
19942
0Structure › Frame and MembersRoutine
199314
04Air Bags › FrontalRoutine
199222
07Air Bags › FrontalRoutine
199117
017Air Bags › FrontalRoutine
199020
025Vehicle Speed ControlRoutine

Which Volvo 240 years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 1992 is the weakest year on record, with 22 complaints concentrated in the air bags › frontal.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.