Volvo S60 - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Volvo S60 owners have reported a total of 1,637 problems for their cars built in the 25 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Volvo S60. The 2001 Volvo S60 cars have the most problems reported (261 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Volvo S60

Model Year	Number of Problems
2024 S60	30
2023 S60	3
2022 S60	27
2021 S60	12
2020 S60	19
2019 S60	30
2018 S60	5
2017 S60	16
2016 S60	34
2015 S60	77
2014 S60	35
2013 S60	104
2012 S60	161
2011 S60	5
2010 S60	1
2009 S60	8
2008 S60	14
2007 S60	33
2006 S60	42
2005 S60	59
2004 S60	256
2003 S60	164
2002 S60	240
2001 S60	261
2000 S60	1

🔍 Common problems of Volvo S60

The following chart shows the 28 most common problems for Volvo S60 cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (316 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (216 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Volvo S60

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Engine And Engine Cooling	316
Electrical System	216
Gasoline Fuel System	143
Other Fuel System	129
Vehicle Speed Control	116
Equipment	110
Power Train	81
Air Bag	69
Service Brakes	58
Tire	55

Structure	47
Steering	44
Exterior Lighting	37
Visibility	35
Seat Belt	33
Seats	29
Wheel	27
Suspension	21
Forward Collision Avoidance	15
Electronic Stability Control	14
Latches/locks/linkage	13
Unknown Or Other	12
Back Over Prevention	4
Child Seat	4
Parking Brake	3
Air Brake	3
Traction Control System	2
Lane Departure	1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Volvo S60 of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across S60 model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Volvo S60 model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across S60 Model Years

S60 Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2021	12	8,633	5	0.28
2020	19	12,328	6	0.26
2019	30	14,306	7	0.30
2018	5	3,699	8	0.17
2017	16	6,775	9	0.26
2016	34	10,181	10	0.33
2015	77	22,766	11	0.31
2014	35	13,008	12	0.22
2013	104	27,140	13	0.29
2012	161	35,446	14	0.32
2011	5	3,456	15	0.10
2009	8	6,951	17	0.07
2008	14	13,666	18	0.06
2007	33	20,709	19	0.08
2006	42	25,645	20	0.08
2005	59	23,166	21	0.12
2004	256	42,535	22	0.27
2003	164	20,395	23	0.35
2002	240	40,928	24	0.24
2001	261	34,409	25	0.30

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Volvo S60 is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model Year	Problems Reported
2024 S60	7
2023 S60	1
2022 S60	9
2021 S60	3
2020 S60	1
2019 S60	3
2016 S60	3
2015 S60	6
2014 S60	4
2013 S60	8
2012 S60	9
2011 S60	2
2007 S60	4
2006 S60	5
2005 S60	17
2004 S60	7
2003 S60	15
2002 S60	14
2001 S60	3

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