2015 Volvo V60: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 25 complaints
25
Total Complaints
48,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

21,315 25th Percentile
48,000 Median Mileage
50,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
11
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2
POWER TRAIN
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
AIR BAGS
1
SERVICE BRAKES
1
SUSPENSION
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
STEERING
1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
1

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE CAR, 2015 VOLVO V60, BEGAN SHUTTING OFF ITS MOTOR WHEN I CAME TO A STOP OR WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK AND A FEW TIMES WHEN I CAME TO A HARD STOP. THIS WOULD REQUIRE MY PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK, IF NOT ALREADY, PRESSING THE BREAK PEDAL AND PUSHING THE START BUTTON. DURING THESE TIMES, THE STEERING WHEE..."
"VOLVO CLEARLY RATES THE V60 FOR TOWING. HOWEVER VOLVO DOES NOT SELL THEIR TOWING HITCH AND ELECTRONICS MODIFICATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS IS CONCERNING AS THEIR HITCHES ON ALL OTHER CARS INTERACT WITH THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEMS TO ALTER ITS BEHAVIOR WHEN TOWING. FURTHER THEIR EUR..."
"I AM A SINGLE MOM WITH AN AUTISTIC SON, AND TWO OTHER CHILDREN. I USED TO WORK FOR MITCHELL VOLVO IN SIMSBURY, CT AND JUST PURCHASED MY 2015.5 VOLVO V60 IN DECEMBER AND ONLY HAVE 10K MILES ON IT. I DRIVE, LITERALLY, THREE MILES PER DAY, EXCEPT FOR MY FIRST INCIDENT: IN EARLY JULY 2016, I DROVE TO ..."

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