2021 Volvo XC60

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2021 Volvo XC60, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Electrical system14
• Unknown or other11
• Service brakes9
• Steering7
• Lane departure7
• Engine6
• Forward collision avoidance6
• Fuel/propulsion system5
• Power train2
• Seat belts2

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 4 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 7 2021 XC60 vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 2 people died inside them, and 1 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 2021 Volvo XC60 failed the safety check 0.35% of the time — 63% less often than the average 2021 passenger car (0.95%). Median odometer at inspection: 21,714 miles.

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

Registered new in Europe in 2021

61,637 new Volvo XC60 cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2021; the largest markets were Germany (14,507), Sweden (11,932), France (5,324).

Average mass

2,039 kg

Average CO₂

120 g/km (WLTP)

Average power

170 kW

Fuel type recorded

Diesel 45% · Petrol/electric 43% · Petrol 12%

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

50,214 Volvo XC60 cars first registered in Europe in 2021 report their fuel use through the on-board meter. Diesel hybrid versions use 7.2 l/100 km on the road against 6.3 in the WLTP test (+14%).

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

Engines

The most common engines in 2021 Volvo XC60 cars on Dutch roads are the 2.0 hybrid (186 kW, 249 hp), 2.0 hybrid (223 kW, 299 hp) and 2.0 hybrid (184 kW, 247 hp), out of 5 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

5,691 first registered in 2021 are on Dutch roads; 65% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €70,668.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde839
• Band onvoldoende profiel309
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm235
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld231
• Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht147
• Stuur- of fuseekogel met slijtage kleiner of gelijk 1,0 mm142
• Band beschadigd97
• Mechanische delen van het remsysteem vertonen slijtage35

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

9,471 cars built in 2021 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 67 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, 237 of these cars first registered in 2021 took their annual MOT test. 92% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2021 the figure was 91%.

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

29 of these cars first registered in 2021 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 110,000 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

213 2021 cars are on the New Zealand register; 3% arrived as used imports, 97% 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 2 variants: combined 9.9–10.3 L/100 km (about 23–24 mpg US), CO₂ 230–240 g/km.

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

Recalls in Canada

4 Transport Canada recalls for the 2021 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 2021 Volvo XC60: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation