2020 Volvo S90

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2020 Volvo S90, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Forward collision avoidance2
• Suspension1
• Wheels1
• 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 2020 Volvo S90 failed the safety check 0.34% of the time — 71% less often than the average 2020 passenger car (1.18%). Median odometer at inspection: 34,102 miles.

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

Registered new in Europe in 2020

3,962 new Volvo S90 cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2020; the largest markets were the United Kingdom (1,047), Sweden (518), Germany (445).

Average mass

1,792 kg

Average CO₂

144 g/km (WLTP)

Average power

160 kW

Fuel type recorded

Diesel 48% · Petrol 37% · Petrol/electric 16%

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 2020 Volvo S90 cars on Dutch roads are the 2.0 petrol (140 kW, 188 hp) and 2.0 hybrid (223 kW, 299 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

222 first registered in 2020 are on Dutch roads; 17% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €62,150.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde89
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld23
• Band beschadigd16
• Band onvoldoende profiel15
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm13
• Mechanische delen van het remsysteem vertonen slijtage13
• Drager/bevestigingsmiddel van remvoering raakt trommel/schij9
• Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht8

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

944 cars built in 2020 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 17 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, 1,051 of these cars first registered in 2020 took their annual MOT test. 89% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2020 the figure was 88%.

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

230 of these cars first registered in 2020 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 129,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.

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

Fuel consumption

Official Canadian test results for 1 variant: combined 9.6 L/100 km (about 25 mpg US), CO₂ 223 g/km.

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

Recalls in Canada

5 Transport Canada recalls for the 2020 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 2020 Volvo S90: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation