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2015 Volvo XC60

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

47

Complaints

3

Crashes

2

Fires

4

Injuries

0

Deaths

Owners of the 2015 Volvo XC60 have filed 47 safety complaints with NHTSA between April 2015 and August 2026. The most complained-about system is the engine, named in 12 of them (26%). The typical failure was reported at 26,680 miles, the median across the 29 complaints that gave an odometer reading.

NHTSA has issued 1 recall covering this vehicle.

Recalls (1)

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

20V378000 · June 30, 2020

The defect
Volvo Cars of N.A., LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain 2008-2016 V70 and XC70, 2007-2016 S80, 2011-2018 S60 and V60, 2016-2018 S60 Cross Country, 2014-2020 S60L, 2009-2015 S80L, 2009-2016 XC60 and 2015-2018 V60 Cross Country vehicles. The flexible steel cable that connects the seat belt to the front outboard seating positions may fatigue over time, causing the seat belt to not secure the occupant in the event of a crash.
The risk
An unsecured occupant has an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The remedy
Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will replace the seat belt anchor cable for both front seats. The recall began December 10, 2020. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R10029.

Volvo Car USA LLC · up to 308,260 vehicles across all model years covered

What owners report

Complaints naming each system. One complaint can name several, so these add up to more than 47.

ENGINE 12 26%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 12 26%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 11 23%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 4 9%
AIR BAGS 3 6%
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 3 6%
WHEELS 3 6%
EQUIPMENT 2 4%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 2 4%
POWER TRAIN 2 4%
SEAT BELTS 2 4%
SERVICE BRAKES 2 4%

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2016 at 7.

2015 2016 2026
2015 to 2026, the last of them a part year

In owners' own words

Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.

SERVICE BRAKES

2 injured · crash · 41,000 miles

WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, I HAD TOLD SACRAMENTO NELLO VOLVO THAT THERE WAS A ISSUE WITH THE HANDLING OF THE CAR. I DID NOT LOOK AT THE ROTORS WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN OUT OF THE COUNTRY FIVE TIMES SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR SO, I HAVE BEARLY DRIVEN THE VEHICLE. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED WHEN I USED THE BRAKES IN A HARD STOP AND THEY FAILED TO PREVENT A COLLISION. I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET DRIVING NORTH TOWARDS TRAVIS AFB.

NHTSA complaint 10906464. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

1 injured · crash · towed · 34,000 miles

DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT RAN HEAD ON INTO LIGHT POLE WITH CONCRETE BOTTOM AT LESS THAN 10MPH. ALL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND RIGHT WRIST SEVERELY BURNED. ALMOST NO DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER INSURANCE CLAIM PROPOSED AT 9400 TO GET FIXED. ## VIN PASSED ## XC60 T5 2015 ##

NHTSA complaint 11153176. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

1 injured · crash

The vehicle's Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) safety network experienced a total electrical blackout, resulting in complete airbag non-deployment during a severe unibody-deforming hit-and-run collision. The vehicle was stationary when a high-speed car rammed the passenger side and front profile. Kinetic forces split the cast aluminum steering rack housing completely in half, fractured front CV axle joint cages, and shifted the engine subframe mounts (creating physical gaps and shiny mechanical abrasions beneath the rust layer). Despite catastrophic structural distortion—which twisted the greenhouse safety cage and cracked the windshield directly beneath the laser cluster—zero front,

NHTSA complaint 11755236, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

EQUIPMENT:EMERGENCY:FIRE SUPRESSION

fire · towed · 108,000 miles

The contact owned a 2015 Volvo XC60. The contact stated that while driving on a main road at 25 MPH, when a message was displayed on the instrument panel that stated "Engine Performance Degraded" and the vehicle experienced a significant reduction in automotive power, the contact proceeded to pull over and a few moments later smoke was emitted from the front end of the vehicle, the contact immediatley exited the vehicle and shortly afterwards the vehicle was engulfed in flames. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was serviced at the dealer prior to the fire. The origin of the fire was unknown. The vehicle was unoccupied during the fire. The location of the fire was the front passenger

NHTSA complaint 11666124, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE
Engine blew up while my daughter was driving due to excessive oil consumption. Issue known by Volvo but we bought the car in 2023 and the 8year warranty recall was just about to expire and we knew nothing about it. Very dangerous

NHTSA complaint 11751199. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE
Component/System that failed: The engine (T5 Drive-E) experienced sudden loss of propulsion and entered reduced engine performance mode. The vehicle is currently available for inspection and was towed to an authorized Volvo dealer following the incident. How safety was put at risk: On July 3, 2025, while driving approximately 75 mph on a crowded interstate highway in rural Ohio with cruise control engaged, the vehicle suddenly and without warning lost propulsion. Traffic included semi-trucks and other vehicles, with limited shoulder availability. The sudden loss of acceleration at highway speed created an immediate risk of rear-end collision and left the vehicle unsafe to operate.

NHTSA complaint 11708737, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

POWER TRAIN
The vehicle shakes and engine abruptly shuts off even after a new tune up

NHTSA complaint 11684302. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE
02/15/2025 I received a letter for oil consumption recall that was dated on 02/03/2023. Appointment was made same day I received the letter on 02/15/2023 and appointment couldnt be set sooner then 02/23/2023 which is the date the Oil consumption was done at Volvo of Bellevue. They changed the oil and sealed it and had me drive it 1000 miles, they said I didn't have an oil consumption problem and I disagreed because I told them I have to put in oil all the time. They said it has exceeded the 8yr or 100K miles of the extended warranty of the vehicle which ever comes first. I argued it had less then 100K miles when I got the letter on 02/15/2023 and the appointment couldnt be set til

NHTSA complaint 11676798, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

Compare

Other years of the Volvo XC60

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2025 31 3 —
2024 23 2 —
2023 51 5 —
2022 70 6 —
2021 45 5 —
2020 21 6 —
2019 35 8 —
2018 36 5 —
2017 15 4 —
2016 38 3 —
2014 16 2 —
2013 66 3 —
2012 46 3 —
2011 36 4 —
2010 56 7 —

Other 2015 Volvo models

S60 57 V60 21

Every Volvo on this site — 70 vehicles, 319 recall campaigns and 0 open investigation s.

If this is your car and a dealer keeps failing to fix it, your state's lemon law may require the manufacturer to replace it or buy it back. What each state asks for , read from the statutes.

Where these numbers come from

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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