2004 Volvo Xc90: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 669 complaints
669
Total Complaints
88,013mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
13
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

64,500 25th Percentile
88,013 Median Mileage
116,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
152
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
102
POWER TRAIN
37
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
34
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
32
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
30
ENGINE
28
AIR BAGS
26
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
16
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
15

Severity Assessment

13
Crashes
4
Fires
9
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"XC90 DOES NOT START - THE PROBLEM PERSISTED FOR OVER 4 WEEKS AND DEALER COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *NLM"
"WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT NORMAL CONDITIONS BRAKES LOCKED UP. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED LEFT WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEMS.*AK"
"WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT NORMAL CONDITIONS BRAKES LOCKED UP. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED LEFT WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEMS.*AK"

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