2000 Volvo S80: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 442 complaints
442
Total Complaints
80,000mi
Median Mileage
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Top Issue
21
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

57,739 25th Percentile
80,000 Median Mileage
109,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
88
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
44
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
25
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
20
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
19
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
15
SUSPENSION:FRONT
11
AIR BAGS
9
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
9
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
9

Severity Assessment

21
Crashes
11
Fires
18
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE BACKING AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR AWHILE (COLD ENGINE), THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE CAR FOR SEVERAL SECONDS (FEET)."
"STEERING WHEEL IS NOT SOLID. WHEN INITIALLY ACCELERATING THE WHEEL GIVES A VERY SCARY RECOIL. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP TWICE, WITH ONLY 2200 MILES. THE DEALER FORCED ME TO WAIT 1.5 WEEKS TO HAVE THE SITUATION REPAIRED - I AM WORRIED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL MALFUNCTION CAUSING ME AND M..."
"HEAD RESTRAINT IN FRONT SEATS ARE NOT REMOVABLE AND ARE MUCH TOO HIGH BLOCKING THE DRIVER FROM LOOKING AT HIS LEFT BLIND SPOT, I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND WARRANATS A RECALL FOR NEW HEAD RESTRAINTS TO BE FITTED THAT ARE ABLE TO GO UP OR DOWN OR SMALLER ONES TO BE FITTED."

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

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