Volvo V50 owners have reported a total of 57 problems for their cars built in the 6 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 V50. The 2005 Volvo V50 cars have the most problems reported (23 problems).
The following chart shows the 18 most common problems for Volvo V50 cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's equipment (8 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (7 problems).
It would not be fair to compare the Volvo V50 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 V50 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 V50 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.
| ★ Safety Ratings of V50 Cars |
| ✿ Fuel Economy of V50 Vehicles |
| ☘ V50 Service Bulletins |
| ⚑ V50 Safety Recalls |
| Compare Reliability: |