Volvo S80 - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Volvo S80 owners have reported a total of 1,304 problems for their cars built in the 18 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 S80. The 2000 Volvo S80 cars have the most problems reported (437 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Volvo S80

Model Year	Number of Problems
2016 S80	7
2015 S80	11
2014 S80	1
2013 S80	8
2012 S80	11
2011 S80	9
2010 S80	36
2009 S80	19
2008 S80	35
2007 S80	31
2006 S80	22
2005 S80	25
2004 S80	62
2003 S80	30
2002 S80	59
2001 S80	215
2000 S80	437
1999 S80	286

🔍 Common problems of Volvo S80

The following chart shows the 26 most common problems for Volvo S80 cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's vehicle speed control (228 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (182 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Volvo S80

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Vehicle Speed Control	228
Engine And Engine Cooling	182
Electrical System	163
Suspension	88
Gasoline Fuel System	88
Power Train	88
Service Brakes	65
Air Bag	55
Steering	53
Other Fuel System	53

Visibility	44
Equipment	37
Structure	33
Exterior Lighting	28
Seat Belt	26
Unknown Or Other	18
Wheel	15
Tire	14
Seats	8
Electronic Stability Control	6
Parking Brake	4
Latches/locks/linkage	3
Lane Departure	2
Air Brake	1
Child Seat	1
Traction Control System	1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Volvo S80 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 S80 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 S80 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 S80 Model Years

S80 Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2016	7	1,600	10	0.44
2015	11	2,048	11	0.49
2014	1	718	12	0.12
2013	8	2,490	13	0.25
2012	11	3,924	14	0.20
2011	9	4,369	15	0.14
2010	36	8,871	16	0.25
2009	19	7,501	17	0.15
2008	35	11,375	18	0.17
2007	31	11,243	19	0.15
2006	22	7,698	20	0.14
2005	25	9,859	21	0.12
2004	62	19,788	22	0.14
2003	30	8,244	23	0.16
2002	59	15,872	24	0.15
2001	215	25,789	25	0.33
2000	437	36,300	26	0.46

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Volvo S80 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
2014 S80	1
2013 S80	1
2010 S80	6
2008 S80	2
2007 S80	1
2005 S80	2
2004 S80	2
2003 S80	4
2001 S80	9
2000 S80	11
1999 S80	15

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