Volvo S90
Owners filed 68 complaints across 13 model years of the Volvo S90. The 1998 drew the most (25); the 2025 the fewest (0).
Model years13
Complaints68
Recalls28
Fires1
Deaths0
Every Volvo S90 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 | — | — | Back Over Prevention › Sensing System › Camera | Routine | |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 | — | — | Seat Belts | Routine | |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | — | — | Forward Collision Avoidance › Warnings | Routine | |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2018 | 16 | 2 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2017 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Suspension › Front | Routine | |
| 1998 | 25 | 0 | — | 2 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads | Routine | |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 | — | 2 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine |
Which Volvo S90 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1998 is the weakest year on record, with 25 complaints concentrated in the service brakes, hydraulic › foundation components › disc › pads.
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.