2021 Volvo S90

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 2021 Volvo S90 failed the safety check 0.61% of the time — 36% less often than the average 2021 passenger car (0.95%). Median odometer at inspection: 29,623 miles.

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

Registered new in Europe in 2021

1,603 new Volvo S90 cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2021; the largest markets were Poland (391), Germany (190), Sweden (188).

Average mass

1,937 kg

Average CO₂

121 g/km (WLTP)

Average power

179 kW

Fuel type recorded

Diesel 42% · Petrol/electric 30% · Petrol 28%

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

Real-world fuel consumption

911 Volvo S90 cars first registered in Europe in 2021 report their fuel use through the on-board meter. Diesel hybrid versions use 7.1 l/100 km on the road against 5.7 in the WLTP test (+25%).

Litres per 100 km from the cars' own fuel meters (OBFCM), collected in 2024; the year is the year of first registration. All years together · European Environment Agency · CC BY 4.0

In the Netherlands

72 first registered in 2021 are on Dutch roads; 46% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €71,749.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde17
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld6
• Band onvoldoende profiel3
• Ruitensproeierinstallatie werkt niet goed2
• Stofhoes fuseekogel beschadigd en dicht niet af2
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm1
• Band vertoont uitstulping(en)1
• Koplamp met afwijkend lichtbeeld onjuist afgesteld1

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

208 cars built in 2021 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 4 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

In Finland

149 of these cars first registered in 2021 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 102,000 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 224 g/km.

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

Recalls in Canada

2 Transport Canada recalls for the 2021 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 2021 Volvo S90: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation