"How reliable is the 2005 Volvo S60?"

"Based on 57 NHTSA complaints, the 2005 Volvo S60 has a median complaint mileage of 64805 miles. The most common issue is TIRES."

"What are common problems with the 2005 Volvo S60?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2005 Volvo S60 is TIRES, accounting for a significant portion of the 57 total complaints filed."

2005 Volvo S60: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 57 complaints

Total Complaints

64,805mi

Median Mileage

TIRES

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

10,875 25th Percentile

64,805 Median Mileage

98,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

TIRES

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

ENGINE

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

STRUCTURE

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DT: THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE IS VERY WEAK ON THE BACK RIGHT REAR TIRE. THE OWNER WAS PARALLEL PARKING AND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE RUBBED AGAINST THE CURB, AND THE TIRE RIPPED. THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE, 2005 VOLVO, THE CAR WAS BOUGHT IN APRIL. THERE WAS NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRE BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. ..."

"BLOWN TIRE. THIS VEHICLE HAS A HISTORY OF BLOWN TIRES WITH THE OEM PIRELLI P-ZERO'S AS EVIDENCED BY THIS POLL WHICH SHOWS THAT ROUGHLY 50% OF OWNERS WITH 18" RIMS HAD AT LEAST ONE BLOWN TIRE - WHICH FOR ME, AT HIGHWAY SPEED WAS VERY DANGEROUS. HTTP://FORUMS.SWEDESPEED.COM/ZEROTHREAD?ID=38570"

"BRAND NEW VOLVO S 60 2.5T LEASED TODAY. DISCOVERED STRONG FUEL SMELL. UPON CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD NOTICED VERY HEAVY FUEL LEAK FROM THE FUEL INJECTORS ON TO THE ENGINE CASING"

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