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2016 Volvo Xc90

Safety Score
42
High Risk
Recalls
7
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (7)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2023-12-07 23V827000 SEAT BELTS:CRITICAL FASTENERS 2,911 Details
2021-04-21 21V273000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE 162 Details
2019-04-17 19V308000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS 34,006 Details
2016-09-26 16V690000 EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER 43,766 Details
2016-05-04 16V268000 VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY 30,214 Details
2015-08-06 15V497000 AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW 3,911 Details
2015-06-03 15V342000 AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW 584 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2026-02-27 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 My car started smoking on the road, I parked it. It smoked, Then it caught on fire.
2025-12-27 ENGINE No 0 My vehicle was signaling me to add oil every 600 - 1000 miles around 85,000 miles. The dealership charged me for a chem…
2025-09-30 ENGINE No 0 On September 30, 2025, a 2016 Volvo XC90 T6 experienced sudden engine failure while driving westbound on I-75 (Alligato…
2025-09-09 POWER TRAIN No 0 Known supercharger leak on 2016 Volvo XC90 at 60,000 miles. Numerous reports of the same failure. Dealer and Volvo decl…
2025-08-12 ENGINE No 0 This car is consuming oil and has the potential to catastrophically fail, or catch fire.
2025-07-30 ENGINE No 0 Piston ring failure, excessive oil consumption. There was an extended warranty regarding the issue, but it has since be…
2025-05-20 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 1 The back door, or liftgate, closes automatically (without me pressing the close button). This is inconsistent, as it do…
2025-03-19 ENGINE No 0 *the engine is the part that failed due to excessive oil consumption. *it became a safety risk once it started selecti…
2025-03-01 SEAT BELTS No 0 Safety belt will not retract in pillar when unbuckled.
2025-02-03 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 Loaded children into second row of vehicle, confirmed all doors closed. Began driving, passenger rear door swung open. …
2025-01-15 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 The rear two car doors will not open. It started months ago with the left side and now is both doors. This is dangerous…
2024-12-09 ENGINE No 0 I have a 2016 XC90 T6 Inscription. The issue started after refill the engine oil and led to malfunction in engine syst…
2024-09-14 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Volvo XC90. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the oil light illuminated.…
2024-08-30 ENGINE No 0 Started getting high coolant temperature warning, indicating to slow down and then after a short while to stop the vehi…
2024-08-12 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 I am filing a safety complaint regarding a failed rear door latch actuator in my 2016 Volvo XC90. This is a known issue…
2024-08-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The hybrid motor periodical will hesitate when accelerating from a stop, specifically it'll start accelerating then los…
2024-07-24 ENGINE No 0 There is a engine coolant leak from the plastic coolant line connector going into the motor
2024-07-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Volvo XC90. The contact stated that water had been leaking into the vehicle on rainy days. The …
2024-06-25 ENGINE No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Volvo XC90. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the vehicle failed to accelerat…
2024-06-07 ENGINE No 0 We are a repair facility and the vehicle arrived for a concern with a weak battery and a battery warning light. The bat…
2024-05-31 ENGINE No 0 Excessive Oil consumption. Volvo knowingly allows for the sale and resale of their 2013-2016 vehicles all makes and mod…
2024-05-30 ENGINE No 0 The contact owned a 2016 Volvo XC90. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at an unknown speed, white …
2024-05-22 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Volvo XC90. The contact stated that after arriving at his workplace and parking the vehicle, he…
2024-03-23 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Your site states that my vehicle does not have active recalls for my vehicle but there is a recall that the manufacture…
2024-03-20 ENGINE No 0 The exhaust manifold and supercharger on my 2016 Volvo XC90 have malfunctioned. The exhaust manifold has a visible crac…
2024-03-13 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LOCK No 0 The rear doors get stuck closed. No unlocking or releasing child lock solves this issue. Had the passenger rear door un…
2024-03-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The car has a factory fault with the Windshield Wiper or Turn Signal contact switch, which is causing the inability to …
2024-02-14 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 The rear door locking system has failed. Both doors will not open from the interior or exterior. I have read thousands …
2024-02-09 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 Rear driver's side door has the door lock motor fail and the door is unable to be opened from either the inside or outs…
2024-02-06 AIR BAGS No 0 When driving slowly to enter a parking garage, the steering wheel on the car started to feel stiff, and as I completed …
2024-02-03 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 My rear door, driver-side, will not unlock. I cannot open it from inside nor outside. I have cycled door and child-lo…
2024-02-01 ENGINE No 0 The engine is burning oil due to a factory design defect in the piston ring design, as verified by Volvo through a tech…
2024-01-14 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 The left rear door of my vehicle flew open while we were moving with my 10-year-old daughter sitting adjacent to the do…
2024-01-13 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Low engine coolent alert started and when we got home we noticed that the coolant had leaked.
2024-01-12 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 It started with the right rear passenger door not opening from the inside or outside of the car. At first you could loc…
2024-01-11 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Doors do not latch. Started in the winter. Car has to warm up some so far. It might pop open. This is reported all over…
2024-01-10 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 In cold weather, doors will not close back once opened. It just bounces back at you. Thought door was closed a few time…
2024-01-09 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 When driving and stop in a traffic light, for example, the Volvo ignition going off and I have to re-start it. The prob…
2024-01-01 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Both of the rear doors fail to unlock and open from the inside or outside. This is a safety issue, as in a fire or acc…
2023-12-05 ENGINE No 0 I have a 2016 XC90, been letting Volvo know of my oil consumption since Feb 2022 when I noticed more oil being used bef…
2023-11-11 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Car had a known issue regarding inappropriate oil consumption and was awaiting repair by Volvo dealership. While mergin…
2023-11-10 STEERING No 0 Yesterday I had my vehicle checked at a Volvo Dealership shop for the malfunction of the DIM (driver/driving instrument…
2023-11-06 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The DIM (driver/driving instrument module), also known as the dashboard, on my vehicle suddenly stopped showing anythin…
2023-11-04 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 On a travel trip to Seattle, we stopped at few stop, and when my sons tried to exit the rear doors, both would not open…
2023-10-01 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 I OWNED A 2016 VOLVO XC 90 IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. IN EARLY SEPTEMBER 2023, I TOOK IT FOR AN OIL SERVICE. SHORTLY THE…
2023-09-14 ENGINE No 0 What seems to be a plastic coolant line cracked and is leaking antifreeze everywhere. Found a recall that mentions this…
2023-08-10 ENGINE No 0 The low coolant warning went off and the turn off engine notification came on. I turned off my vehicle and noticed all …
2023-08-02 ENGINE No 0 I own a 2016 XC90 that was regularly serviced by the Volvo dealer we bought the car from. My son and I were in my car o…
2023-07-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 It came to my attention this summer that my 2016 Volvo XC90 has an extensive sunroof drainage problem that has resulted…
2023-07-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Volvo XC90. The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced high oil consumption. After add…