Volvo S90

Owners filed 69 complaints across 13 model years of the Volvo S90. The 1998 drew the most (25).

Model years13
Complaints69
Recalls28
Fires1
Deaths0

Which Volvo S90 years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Volvo S90 model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

Too new to judge: 2025. Complaints take a few years to arrive, so a new model year looks better than it is.

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →

Every Volvo S90 model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
2025Too new0
3———Routine
20242
2—1Vehicle Speed ControlRoutine
20232
3——Back Over Prevention › Sensing System › CameraRoutine
20222
3——Seat BeltsRoutine
20210
2———Routine
20203
3——Forward Collision Avoidance › WarningsRoutine
20193
411Electrical SystemRoutine
201816
2——Unknown or OtherRoutine
20178
4—1Unknown or OtherRoutine
20160
2———Routine
19991
0——Suspension › FrontRoutine
199825
0—2Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › PadsRoutine
19977
0—2Air Bags › FrontalRoutine

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