"How reliable is the 2010 Volvo S80?"

"Based on 36 NHTSA complaints, the 2010 Volvo S80 has a median complaint mileage of 47900 miles. The most common issue is VISIBILITY/WIPER."

"What are common problems with the 2010 Volvo S80?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2010 Volvo S80 is VISIBILITY/WIPER, accounting for a significant portion of the 36 total complaints filed."

2010 Volvo S80: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 36 complaints

Total Complaints

47,900mi

Median Mileage

VISIBILITY/WIPER

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

11,500 25th Percentile

47,900 Median Mileage

77,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VISIBILITY/WIPER

ENGINE

STRUCTURE:BODY

AIR BAGS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

WHEELS:RIM

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"2010 VOLVO S80 TOTAL SYSTEMS FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY. VOLVO DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER. THE COMPUTER HAD TURNED OFF THE FUEL PUMP, CAUSING ALL SYSTEMS TO FAIL. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. TWO OTHER FRIENDS WITH THE SAME MODEL VOLVO REPORT SIMILAR FAILURES. *TR"

"WANTED TO PURCHASE A NEW 2010 VOLVO. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON, DEALERSHIP COULD NOT CLEAR THE CODE. WAS TOLD BY A TECHNICIAN THAT THERE WAS A LOOSE CONNECTER AND THERE IS NO FIX AT THIS TIME, VOLVO OF AMERICA WANTED THE DEALERSHIP TO WRAP TAPE AROUND THE CONNECTOR AND JAM IT IN PLACE TO GET RID OF ..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

PA: 7 MI: 4 VA: 3 MD: 3 CT: 3 WA: 3 NJ: 2 AL: 2 SC: 2 FL: 2

Volvo S80 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1999	288	76,000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	7
2000	442	80,000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	21
2001	218	63,155	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	10
2002	59	100,000	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	1
2003	30	50,753	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	1
2004	63	99,500	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	6
2005	26	80,717	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	2
2006	22	60,500	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	1
2007	32	90,000	STRUCTURE:BODY	0
2008	37	59,185	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	9
2009	20	54,000	WHEELS	0

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