2014 Volvo XC60

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2014 Volvo XC60, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Electrical system5
• Engine4
• Vehicle speed control3
• Seat belts2
• Visibility/wiper2
• Fuel system, gasoline2
• Equipment adaptive/mobility1
• Power train1
• Wheels1
• Fuel/propulsion system1

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, 3 2014 XC60 vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 0 people died inside them. 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 2014 Volvo XC60 failed the safety check 1.87% of the time — 19% less often than the average 2014 passenger car (2.30%). Median odometer at inspection: 100,254 miles.

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

Registered new in Europe in 2014

57,912 new Volvo XC60 cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2014; the largest markets were Sweden (11,784), Germany (11,346), the United Kingdom (9,948).

Average mass

1,831 kg

Average power

132 kW

Fuel type recorded

Diesel 98% · Petrol 2.0%

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 2014 Volvo XC60 cars on Dutch roads are the 2.0 diesel (133 kW, 178 hp), 2.0 petrol (180 kW, 241 hp) and 2.4 diesel (158 kW, 212 hp), out of 8 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

2,192 first registered in 2014 are on Dutch roads; 54% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €60,731.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde1,031
• Band onvoldoende profiel821
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm420
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld364
• Kentekenplaatverlichting werkt niet (goed) / ontbreekt252
• Veer gebroken of gescheurd205
• Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht200
• Mechanische delen van het remsysteem vertonen slijtage179

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

8,637 cars built in 2014 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 172 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, 8,930 of these cars first registered in 2014 took their annual MOT test. 73% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2014 the figure was 72%.

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

696 of these cars first registered in 2014 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 245,000 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

233 2014 cars are on the New Zealand register; 33% arrived as used imports, 66% 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

Standard

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 11.2–11.8 L/100 km (about 20–21 mpg US), CO₂ 258–271 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 2014 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 2014 Volvo XC60: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)