2018 Volvo V90

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2018 Volvo V90, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Exterior lighting2
• Electrical system1

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 V90 failed the safety check 1.07% of the time — 35% less often than the average 2018 passenger car (1.65%). Median odometer at inspection: 55,668 miles.

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

Registered new in Europe in 2018

40,501 new Volvo V90 cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2018; the largest markets were Sweden (21,549), Germany (5,110), the United Kingdom (4,111).

Average mass

1,818 kg

Average CO₂

167 g/km (WLTP)

Average power

146 kW

Fuel type recorded

Diesel 79% · Petrol 16% · Petrol/electric 3.8% · Natural gas 1.1%

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 V90 cars on Dutch roads are the 2.0 petrol (140 kW, 188 hp), 2.0 petrol (184 kW, 247 hp) and 2.0 petrol (187 kW, 251 hp), out of 9 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

1,886 first registered in 2018 are on Dutch roads; 43% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €67,154.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde610
• Band onvoldoende profiel288
• Stuur- of fuseekogel met slijtage kleiner of gelijk 1,0 mm232
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm214
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld179
• Band beschadigd165
• Mechanische delen van het remsysteem vertonen slijtage137
• Achterlicht werkt niet (goed)121

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

3,866 cars built in 2018 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 37 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, 4,007 of these cars first registered in 2018 took their annual MOT test. 86% 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

3,073 of these cars first registered in 2018 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 186,000 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

29 2018 cars are on the New Zealand register; 59% arrived as used imports, 38% 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 3 variants: combined 9.2–9.6 L/100 km (about 25–26 mpg US), CO₂ 214–224 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 V90.

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 V90: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)