2018 Volvo S60

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2018 Volvo S60, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Visibility1
• Engine1
• Electrical system1
• Unknown or other1
• Service brakes1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 2018 Volvo S60 failed the safety check 1.49% of the time — 9% less often than the average 2018 passenger car (1.65%). Median odometer at inspection: 45,239 miles.

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

Registered new in Europe in 2018

5,398 new Volvo S60 cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2018; the largest markets were Sweden (981), the United Kingdom (956), Spain (699).

Average mass

1,574 kg

Average CO₂

195 g/km (WLTP)

Average power

114 kW

Fuel type recorded

Diesel 57% · Petrol 43%

European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · averages weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value; fuel type as recorded at registration, where many non-plug-in hybrids appear as petrol · re-use permitted with acknowledgement

Engines

The most common engines in 2018 Volvo S60 cars on Dutch roads are the 1.5 petrol (112 kW, 150 hp), 2.0 petrol (112 kW, 150 hp) and 1.5 petrol (90 kW, 121 hp).

RDW Open Data (CC0): registered passenger cars and their fuel data · engine size rounded to 0.1 litre, net maximum power · versions with at least 20 cars

In the Netherlands

165 first registered in 2018 are on Dutch roads; 25% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €40,405.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde48
• Band onvoldoende profiel40
• Kentekenplaatverlichting werkt niet (goed) / ontbreekt27
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm19
• Richtingaanwijzers kleur wijkt af/niet toegestaan16
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld13
• Band beschadigd12
• Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht11

Colours

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording

In the United Kingdom

871 cars built in 2018 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 10 more were declared off the road (SORN).

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

MOT test results in Great Britain

In 2023, 895 of these cars first registered in 2018 took their annual MOT test. 84% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2018 the figure was 84%.

DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail

In Finland

336 of these cars first registered in 2018 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 119,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.

Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0

Crash-test ratings

NHTSA 5-star results for 2 variants; 2 of 2 rated variants score five stars overall. Rollover risk is the estimated chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

Electronic stability control

Standard

Forward collision warning

Optional

Lane departure warning

Optional

Best overall rating

5 / 5

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (5-Star Safety Ratings), api.nhtsa.gov · US federal work, public domain

Fuel consumption

Official Canadian test results for 4 variants: combined 9.4–10.3 L/100 km (about 23–25 mpg US), CO₂ 220–241 g/km.

Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls in Canada

1 Transport Canada recall for the 2018 Volvo S60.

Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Volvo told its dealers about the 2018 Volvo S60: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)