Volvo VN
Owners filed 57 complaints across 31 model years of the Volvo VN. The 1999 drew the most (9).
Which Volvo VN years should you avoid?
Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Volvo VN 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, 2026 and 2027. 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 VN model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027Too new | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Do not drive | |
| 2026Too new | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Do not drive | |
| 2025Too new | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | Do not drive | |
| 2024 | 2 | 7 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2023 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Diesel | Routine | |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit | Routine | |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | — | — | Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers | Routine | |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 | — | — | Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers | Routine | |
| 2003 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | Suspension › Front › Hub | Routine | |
| 2002 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments | Routine | |
| 2000 | 5 | 2 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 1999 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | Equipment | Routine | |
| 1998 | 9 | 6 | 1 | — | Suspension | Routine | |
| 1997 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.