1999 Volvo S80: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 288 complaints
288
Total Complaints
76,000mi
Median Mileage
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Top Issue
7
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

60,000 25th Percentile
76,000 Median Mileage
105,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
49
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
25
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
17
SUSPENSION:FRONT
10
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
8
STEERING
7
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
6
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
6

Severity Assessment

7
Crashes
8
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"POWER WINDOWS WOULD ACT SPORADICALLY, GOING UP OR DOWN WHENEVER THE BUTTON IS USED. SOME TIME WOULD PARTIALLY GO UP OR DOWN THEIR ITS OWN. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TWICE. THE 2ND TIME THE MECHANIC GOT INSIDE OF VEHICLE & CLOSED DOOR, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HAD NO INDICATION OF WHY. DEALERSHIP HAVING..."
"POWER WINDOWS WOULD ACT SPORADICALLY, GOING UP OR DOWN WHENEVER THE BUTTON IS USED. SOME TIME WOULD PARTIALLY GO UP OR DOWN THEIR ITS OWN. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TWICE. THE 2ND TIME THE MECHANIC GOT INSIDE OF VEHICLE & CLOSED DOOR, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HAD NO INDICATION OF WHY. DEALERSHIP HAVING..."
"POWER WINDOWS WOULD ACT SPORADICALLY, GOING UP OR DOWN WHENEVER THE BUTTON IS USED. SOME TIME WOULD PARTIALLY GO UP OR DOWN THEIR ITS OWN. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TWICE. THE 2ND TIME THE MECHANIC GOT INSIDE OF VEHICLE & CLOSED DOOR, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HAD NO INDICATION OF WHY. DEALERSHIP HAVING..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 49 complaints
25th: 63,000 mi Median: 86,500 mi 75th: 121,387 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 25 complaints
25th: 55,582 mi Median: 70,564 mi 75th: 97,692 mi
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 17 complaints
25th: 59,250 mi Median: 76,800 mi 75th: 106,875 mi
SUSPENSION:FRONT 10 complaints
25th: 65,000 mi Median: 70,000 mi 75th: 75,000 mi
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 8 complaints
25th: 42,000 mi Median: 75,000 mi 75th: 83,112 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 40 TX: 23 IL: 19 MA: 16 NJ: 16 FL: 15 WA: 14 OH: 13 PA: 12 MD: 12

Who Files Complaints?

31.6%
Original Owners
68.4%
Second+ Owners

Volvo S80 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
200044221
200121810
2002591
2003301
2004636
2005262
2006221
2007320
2008379
2009200
2010361

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28