2007 Volvo V50

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2007 Volvo V50, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Tires3
• Engine1
• Steering1
• Electrical system1
• Child seat1
• Unknown or other1

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 2007 Volvo V50 failed the safety check 2.72% of the time — 12% more often than the average 2007 passenger car (2.42%). Median odometer at inspection: 130,488 miles.

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

Engines

The most common engines in 2007 Volvo V50 cars on Dutch roads are the 1.8 petrol (92 kW, 123 hp), 2.0 petrol (107 kW, 143 hp) and 2.4 petrol (103 kW, 138 hp), out of 10 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

2,520 first registered in 2007 are on Dutch roads; 15% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €33,784.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde1,393
• Band onvoldoende profiel1,139
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld796
• Veer gebroken of gescheurd672
• Stadslicht werkt niet (goed)507
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm501
• Kentekenplaatverlichting werkt niet (goed) / ontbreekt494
• Stofhoes aandrijfas beschadigd en dicht niet af423

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

2,022 cars built in 2007 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 401 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, 3,268 of these cars first registered in 2007 took their annual MOT test. 55% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2007 the figure was 57%.

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

1,344 of these cars first registered in 2007 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 283,000 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

132 2007 cars are on the New Zealand register; 72% arrived as used imports, 27% were sold new in New Zealand.

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

Fuel consumption

Official Canadian test results for 6 variants: combined 10.4–11.8 L/100 km (about 20–23 mpg US), CO₂ 239–271 g/km.

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

Recalls in Canada

3 Transport Canada recalls for the 2007 Volvo V50.

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 2007 Volvo V50: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)