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CarsLore / Compare / Large SUVs / Tribeca vs V60

Subaru Tribeca vs Volvo V60

Two large SUVs, compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. 1 like-for-like measure: the Subaru Tribeca leads on 0, the Volvo V60 on 1.

Where each one leads

Subaru Tribeca

Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.

Volvo V60

  • On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Volvo V60 uses 8.9 l/100 km, the 2014 Subaru Tribeca 13.1.

Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare

At a glance

Subaru TribecaVolvo V60
Model years in the US safety record2006–20142011–2025
New cars registered in Europe—488,821 (2010–2022)
Licensed in the United Kingdom14442,788
On the road in the Netherlands—55,774
In traffic in Finland—32,303

EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).

Reliability and problems

Subaru TribecaVolvo V60
UK MOT first-time pass rate—78%
… against cars of the same age—+3%
New York safety inspections failed—0.8%
… against cars of the same year—−39%
Illogical odometer records (NL)—2.4%
US owner complaints4157
Most complaints aboutAir bagsEngine
Model year with most complaints2008 (14)2015 (21)
US recall campaigns1716
Manufacturer service bulletins5172,138
NHTSA defect investigations—3

Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).

Fuel, emissions and price

Subaru TribecaVolvo V60
Official combined fuel use, Canada13.1 l/100 km (2014)8.9 l/100 km (2026)
Real-world use in Europe, diesel hybrid—6.3 l/100 km
Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid—7.5 l/100 km
Real-world use in Europe, diesel—6.9 l/100 km
Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe—87 g/km
Average power of new cars in Europe—167 kW (224 hp)
Average mass in running order—1,938 kg
Dutch list price when new (median)—€54,551
Average odometer in Finland—182,000 km

Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).