Volvo Wia

Owners filed 28 complaints across 13 model years of the Volvo Wia. The 1997 drew the most (8).

Model years13
Complaints28
Recalls36
Fires1
Deaths0

Which Volvo Wia years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Volvo Wia 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.

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 Wia model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20020
1———Routine
20010
1———Routine
20000
1———Routine
19991
1——Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashRoutine
19981
4——Power Train › Manual TransmissionRoutine
19978
6——SuspensionRoutine
19968
71—SuspensionRoutine
19957
4——SuspensionRoutine
19940
3———Routine
19933
2——SuspensionRoutine
19920
2———Routine
19910
2———Routine
19900
2———Routine

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