Volvo 940
Owners filed 122 complaints across 8 model years of the Volvo 940. The 1994 drew the most (41); the 1997 the fewest (1).
Model years8
Complaints122
Recalls3
Fires5
Deaths0
Every Volvo 940 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1995 | 27 | 0 | — | 10 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1994 | 41 | 0 | — | 11 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1993 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 8 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 | — | 3 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1991 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Seats › Front Assembly › Seat Heater/Cooler | Routine | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Steering › Rack and Pinion | Routine |
Which Volvo 940 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1994 is the weakest year on record, with 41 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.