2018 Volvo XC90

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2018 Volvo XC90, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Electrical system15
• Service brakes12
• Unknown or other9
• Fuel/propulsion system6
• Power train5
• Engine5
• Visibility/wiper4
• Structure4
• Forward collision avoidance3
• Seat belts2

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 3 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 9 2018 XC90 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 2018 Volvo XC90 failed the safety check 0.82% of the time — 50% less often than the average 2018 passenger car (1.65%). Median odometer at inspection: 60,451 miles.

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

Registered new in Europe in 2018

28,024 new Volvo XC90 cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2018; the largest markets were Germany (6,964), the United Kingdom (6,764), Sweden (2,485).

Average mass

2,111 kg

Average CO₂

193 g/km (WLTP)

Average power

179 kW

Fuel type recorded

Diesel 74% · Petrol/electric 17% · Petrol 9.0%

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 2018 Volvo XC90 cars on Dutch roads are the 2.0 hybrid (223 kW, 299 hp), 2.0 diesel (140 kW, 188 hp) and 2.0 hybrid (235 kW, 315 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

1,282 first registered in 2018 are on Dutch roads; 52% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €92,646.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde485
• Stuur- of fuseekogel met slijtage kleiner of gelijk 1,0 mm452
• Band onvoldoende profiel250
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm176
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld128
• Fusee(kogel) te veel speling90
• Mechanische delen van het remsysteem vertonen slijtage83
• Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht65

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

6,158 cars built in 2018 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, 6,294 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 New Zealand

178 2018 cars are on the New Zealand register; 4% arrived as used imports, 95% 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 9.7–10.3 L/100 km (about 23–24 mpg US), CO₂ 227–240 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 2018 Volvo XC90.

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 XC90: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation