2012 Volvo XC60

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2012 Volvo XC60, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Visibility/wiper19
• Unknown or other9
• Structure4
• Electrical system4
• Visibility3
• Steering3
• Tires2
• Air bags2
• Wheels2
• Engine2

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 1 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 4 2012 XC60 vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 2 people died inside them, and 2 of the vehicles rolled over. 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 2012 Volvo XC60 failed the safety check 2.03% of the time — 19% less often than the average 2012 passenger car (2.52%). Median odometer at inspection: 121,241 miles.

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

Registered new in Europe in 2012

36,610 new Volvo XC60 cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2012; the largest markets were Germany (9,880), the United Kingdom (5,360), France (3,811).

Average mass

1,866 kg

Average power

131 kW

Fuel type recorded

Diesel 97% · Petrol 3.3%

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 2012 Volvo XC60 cars on Dutch roads are the 2.0 petrol (177 kW, 237 hp), 2.4 diesel (158 kW, 212 hp) and 2.0 diesel (120 kW, 161 hp), out of 7 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

1,754 first registered in 2012 are on Dutch roads; 42% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €61,937.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde727
• Band onvoldoende profiel645
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm341
• Veer gebroken of gescheurd267
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld254
• Kentekenplaatverlichting werkt niet (goed) / ontbreekt208
• Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen176
• Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht156

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

4,603 cars built in 2012 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 161 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, 4,950 of these cars first registered in 2012 took their annual MOT test. 70% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2012 the figure was 66%.

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

114 of these cars first registered in 2012 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 254,000 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

212 2012 cars are on the New Zealand register; 62% arrived as used imports, 35% were sold new in New Zealand.

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

Crash-test ratings

NHTSA 5-star results for 2 variants; 2 of 2 rated variants score five stars overall. Rollover risk is the estimated chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

Electronic stability control

Standard

Forward collision warning

Optional

Lane departure warning

Optional

Best overall rating

5 / 5

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (5-Star Safety Ratings), api.nhtsa.gov · US federal work, public domain

Fuel consumption

Official Canadian test results for 3 variants: combined 11.1–12.0 L/100 km (about 20–21 mpg US), CO₂ 255–276 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 2012 Volvo XC60.

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 2012 Volvo XC60: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)