Volvo V90 owners have reported a total of 38 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 V90. The 1998 Volvo V90 cars have the most problems reported (31 problems).
The following chart shows the 14 most common problems for Volvo V90 cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's visibility (9 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's structure (7 problems).
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Visibility | |
| Structure | |
| Exterior Lighting | |
| Wheel | |
| Unknown Or Other | |
| Service Brakes | |
| Air Bag | |
| Electrical System | |
| Power Train | |
| Parking Brake | |
| Engine And Engine Cooling | |
| Seat Belt | |
| Seats | |
| Steering | |
It would not be fair to compare the Volvo V90 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 V90 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 V90 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.