Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
41
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2018 Volvo Xc90.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2018 Volvo XC90, VIN [XXX] , 54,618 miles. Original owner. All service performed exclusively at Volvo Cars West Houston… |
| 2026-02-26 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | 2ND row, center seat, seatbelt lock will not work, will not latch/lock, cannot use seatbelt. Since owning car, the sea… |
| 2026-02-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | Rear Drivers door (left) fails to latch. Volvo has an updated part for better water ingress prevention, then the part t… |
| 2026-01-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | At random times the back doors will not open, from the inside or outside…hit all the unlock buttons and will NOT open. … |
| 2025-09-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | My car completely locked up on the road and came to a screeching stop. This car is known for having the ERAD completel… |
| 2025-08-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | On 8/20/2025, my 2018 Volvo XC90 T8 suffered catastrophic failure of the Electric Rear Axle Drive (ERAD). The vehicle s… |
| 2025-07-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 3 weeks ago we had the transmission module fail on our vehicle while it was being driven. According to Volvo forums, th… |
| 2025-04-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | While actively driving into an intersection, driving on the street and or stopped at a light or at a stop the vehicle w… |
| 2025-04-21 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Volvo XC90. The contact stated that the A/C unit failed to operate as needed, causing the HVAC … |
| 2025-04-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The first incidence occurred around [XXX]. I was traveling [XXX] on [XXX] in North Carolina about an hour north of Char… |
| 2025-03-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The vehicle engine will fail while driving. The electronics reflect the vehicle is still running. Restarting is not imm… |
| 2024-12-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | My 2018 Volvo XC90 had repeated water leakage from the panoramic sunroof. In most cases, when the vehicle is parked fl… |
| 2024-10-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HANDLE:INTERIOR | No | 0 | Door handle for drivers side door breaks off into hand. Exiting vehicle made extremely complicated: if window is compro… |
| 2024-08-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The engine coolant bleeder hose in my 2018 Volvo XC90 cracked in the middle of my journey causing a severe coolant leak… |
| 2024-07-16 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | This morning and a few days ago, ice cold water was dripping onto my control display pad and on me. The leakage came fr… |
| 2024-07-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Rear passenger door handle inoperable from both inside and outside the car. A quick google search shows this is a comm… |
| 2024-04-29 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | On Monday [XXX] I started my car and immediately a warning signal on the dashboard read ENGINE LOW Performance , and th… |
| 2023-11-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Chrome plated trim peels away from the surface on middle console and exterior door handles and is extremely sharp cau… |
| 2023-09-09 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Wipers began to turn on randomly without driver command causing distractions in a vehicle with 38,000 miles. There is a… |
| 2023-03-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The secondary hood latch release cable is not functioning, preventing the hood from opening. Thousands of owners compl… |
| 2023-03-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | My 2018 Volvo XC 90 engine light came on with a green turtle light indicating engine impaired performance while I was d… |
| 2023-02-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Volvo XC90. The contact stated that after coming to a stop at a stop signal, the vehicle lost m… |
| 2023-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The car starting leaking water into the rear view mirror in June. This wouldn’t be much of an issue, but the cars compu… |
| 2022-12-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The rear doors can inadvertently open in cold when driving down the road without warning. This has happened on a few o… |
| 2021-05-07 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | CAR SUDDENLY ACTIVATED THE BRAKES, BRINGING IT TO A FULL STOP FROM 35MPH. IT WAS ON A CITY STREET. THERE WAS A 3-WHEELE… |
| 2020-10-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON IN OUR SON'S 2018 VOLVO XC90 ON OCTOBER 14, 2020. WE SELECTED THE VOLVO BRAND SINCE IT IS S… |
| 2020-01-17 | WHEELS | No | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR IS THE TIRES. THAT IS THE MOST SEVER PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES. THE AIR IN THE TIRES WORK ON COMPA… |
| 2019-12-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 12,000 MILES ON CAR, REAR BRAKES ARE AT 2MM, FRONT BRAKES 4MM. VOLVO DEALER DOES NOT FEEL THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE … |
| 2019-09-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE PREMATURE WEARING OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND DISCUSSING WITH OTHER OWNERS, VOLVO … |
| 2019-09-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED, I UNLOCK THE DRIVER'S DOOR, THE TAILGATE OPENS ON IT'S OWN (POSSIBLY INTO TRAFFIC) THEN AFTERWA… |
| 2019-07-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 1 | WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF 15-40 MPH, THE SUV IS ACTIVATING THE CRASH IMMINENT BRAKING "CITY CRASH AVOIDANC… |
| 2019-07-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, DEALERSHIP INSPECTED AND DETERMINED THE FUEL FILLER PIPE HAD A LEAK WHICH WAS REPLACED UNDE… |
| 2019-05-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SPONTANEOUS SUNROOF BREAKAGE |
| 2019-03-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. FUEL FILLER PIPE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND HAS BEEN REPLACED TH… |
| 2019-02-28 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | ERROR MESSAGE SHOWED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, ' HEADLAMP SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, SERVICE REQUIRED', HOWEVER THE LIGHT WORKS… |
| 2018-12-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SOMETIMES WHEN THE START STOP SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED AT A STOP AND YOU START BACK OFF THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES FORWARD WITH… |
| 2018-11-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY 2018 VOLVO XC90 T6 AWD (HEREINAFTER, THE '2018 XC90' OR 'THE VEHICLE') IN OCTOBER 2017, THROUGH LEASE AG… |
| 2018-08-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WE HAVE OWNED OUR XC90 SINCE NOVEMBER 11, 2017. THE BRAKES WERE SQUEALING WHEN BRAKING IN NORMAL CONDITION(S), NO RAIN… |
| 2018-08-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Yes | 0 | VOLVO XC90 2018 MODELS WILL NOT ALWAYS DISPLAY REAR VIEW CAMERA CONTENT WITHIN 2 SECONDS OF SHIFTING INTO REVERSE AS PE… |
| 2018-03-15 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | CRACKED WINDSHIELD EVEN WITH LESS THAN MINOR CHIP. THE CAR WAS DRIVING AT 68MPH ON A STRAIGHT HIGHWAY ON A 'CLIP' SOUND… |
| 2017-12-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES CONTINOUSLY SQUEAK. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE BREAK SYSTEM TWICE AND MADE ONE ATTEMPTED REPAIR. ONE WEEK LAT… |