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9 model years · 2017–2025

Volvo S90 reliability by year

13 recall campaigns and 0 owner complaints across 9 model years. Year-by-year sample sizes are too thin to call a best/worst yet — but the per-year breakdown still surfaces what to watch for.

Worst model years to avoid → — the single year to avoid for every model line we track, ranked side by side.

At-a-glance: every year color-coded

Each cell shows the last two digits of the model year and its 0–10 reliability score from NHTSA data. Click any year to see the full record. best year · year to avoid.

Year-by-year reliability 9 model years · newest first

2025
9.4/10
3 recalls · 0 complaints
2024
9.6/10
2 recalls · 0 complaints
2023
9.4/10
3 recalls · 0 complaints
2022
9.4/10
3 recalls · 0 complaints
2021
9.6/10
2 recalls · 0 complaints
2020
9.4/10
3 recalls · 0 complaints
2019
9.2/10
4 recalls · 0 complaints
2018
9.6/10
2 recalls · 0 complaints
2017
9.2/10
4 recalls · 0 complaints

Per-year recall counts add up to 26, more than the 13 campaigns above, because a single NHTSA campaign often covers several model years and is counted once in each.

Common questions

What's the best year to buy a Volvo S90?

Sample sizes across years are too thin to make a confident best-year call for this model right now. Check the year-by-year list below — recalls and complaint counts per year are still useful even when the rollup verdict isn't.

Which Volvo S90 year should I avoid?

Not enough year-by-year data to call out a worst year confidently. Review the year-by-year breakdown for recall counts and complaint volumes.

Which years of the Volvo S90 should I avoid?

No Volvo S90 model year currently rises to an "avoid" or "high-risk" verdict on the NHTSA data — either the record is clean or sample sizes are still too thin for a confident call. The year-by-year breakdown below shows what's on file regardless.

How many years of the Volvo S90 are tracked?

9 model years (2017 through 2025) with NHTSA records on file. Total across the lineup: 13 distinct recall campaigns and 0 owner complaints. Those campaigns land on 26 model-year entries in total, because one campaign often covers several years at once — which is why per-year recall counts add up to more than the campaign count.

What's the most-reported problem on the Volvo S90?

No category clusters have surfaced enough volume yet to flag a most-reported problem.

Year-over-year reliability scores derived from NHTSA recall and owner complaint volume, severity weighted by reported crashes, fires, injuries, and fatalities. Best/worst year calls require a minimum complaint sample per year so single-data-point years aren't crowned by chance. Editorial commentary written by ProblemsByVin contributors and reviewed by ASE-certified mechanics. We are not affiliated with Volvo.
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