Volvo VNL
Owners filed 127 complaints across 36 model years of the Volvo VNL. The 2007 drew the most (15).
Which Volvo VNL years should you avoid?
Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Volvo VNL 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 VNL model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025Too new | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2024 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2022 | 2 | 7 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Other Fuel Types › Turbo/Supercharger › Hoses/Plumbing | Routine | |
| 2021 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2020 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2019 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2018 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Do not drive | |
| 2016 | 12 | 6 | — | 2 | Power Train | Do not drive | |
| 2015 | 5 | 9 | — | — | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2014 | 8 | 12 | — | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2013 | 7 | 14 | — | 1 | Tires | Routine | |
| 2012 | 5 | 14 | — | 1 | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2011 | 4 | 12 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 2008 | 3 | 12 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2007 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2004 | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Exterior | Routine | |
| 2003 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2002 | 1 | 7 | — | — | Service Brakes, Air | Routine | |
| 2001 | 1 | 8 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2000 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Suspension | Routine | |
| 1999 | 11 | 5 | — | — | Suspension › Front › Hub | Routine | |
| 1998 | 8 | 5 | — | — | Suspension › Front › Hub | Routine | |
| 1997 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1994 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1992 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1991 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1990 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.