2018 Volvo S90

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2018 Volvo S90, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Electrical system4
• Unknown or other4
• Wheels2
• Latches/locks/linkages2
• Engine1
• Vehicle speed control1
• Fuel/propulsion system1
• Structure1
• Air bags1
• Service brakes, hydraulic1

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

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 3 2018 S90 vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 4 people died inside them. This is a count, not a crash rate: it grows with the number of cars on the road.

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain)

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 2018 Volvo S90 failed the safety check 1.44% of the time — 13% less often than the average 2018 passenger car (1.65%). Median odometer at inspection: 56,074 miles.

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

Registered new in Europe in 2018

10,516 new Volvo S90 cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2018; the largest markets were the United Kingdom (2,749), Sweden (1,966), Germany (1,357).

Average mass

1,795 kg

Average CO₂

157 g/km (WLTP)

Average power

151 kW

Fuel type recorded

Diesel 78% · Petrol 14% · Petrol/electric 7.5%

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 S90 cars on Dutch roads are the 2.0 petrol (140 kW, 188 hp), 2.0 diesel (140 kW, 188 hp) and 2.0 petrol (187 kW, 251 hp), out of 6 versions with at least 20 cars.

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

366 first registered in 2018 are on Dutch roads; 31% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €62,175.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde129
• Band onvoldoende profiel72
• Stuur- of fuseekogel met slijtage kleiner of gelijk 1,0 mm58
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld49
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm48
• Mechanische delen van het remsysteem vertonen slijtage47
• Band beschadigd36
• Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht24

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

2,354 cars built in 2018 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 40 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, 2,526 of these cars first registered in 2018 took their annual MOT test. 89% 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

815 of these cars first registered in 2018 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 155,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.

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

In New Zealand

7 2018 cars are on the New Zealand register.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Fuel consumption

Official Canadian test results for 2 variants: combined 8.8–9.3 L/100 km (about 25–27 mpg US), CO₂ 206–216 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 S90.

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 S90: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation