2015 Volvo V60: owner complaints and recalls

52% of everything owners report about the 2015 Volvo V60 points at a single system: engine. That is 11 of 21 complaints on file.

21
Complaints
2
Recalls
2
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
3
Injuries
152.4
Severity index

Severity index 152.4 - High. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 152.4p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2015 Volvo V60 sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

EngineEngine: 11 complaints (52.4%)11 52%Electronic Stability Co…Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 2 complaints (9.5%)2 10%Power TrainPower Train: 2 complaints (9.5%)2 10%Seat BeltsSeat Belts: 1 complaints (4.8%)1 5%VisibilityVisibility: 1 complaints (4.8%)1 5%StructureStructure: 1 complaints (4.8%)1 5%Latches/Locks/LinkagesLatches/Locks/Linkages: 1 complaints (4.8%)1 5%SteeringSteering: 1 complaints (4.8%)1 5%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE1152.4%
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)29.5%
POWER TRAIN29.5%
SEAT BELTS14.8%
VISIBILITY14.8%
STRUCTURE14.8%
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES14.8%
STEERING14.8%

Complaints filed per year

0242015: 12016: 22017: 42018: 22019: 12020: 12021: 12022: 22023: 32024: 22025: 215161741819202122232425
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20151
20162
20174
20182
20191
20201
20211
20222
20233
20242
20252
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 1.8x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
20V37800030/06/2020SEAT BELTS:FRONTVolvo Cars of N.A., LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain 2008-2016 V70 and XC70, 2007-2016 S80, 2011-2018 S60 and V60, 2016-2018 S60 Cross Country, 2014-2020 S60L, 2009-2015 S80L, 2009-2016 XC60 and 2015-2018 V60 Cross Country vehicles. The flexible steel cable that connects the sea
19V84900026/11/2019LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCHVolvo Car of USA LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain 2011-2017 S60, S60I, V60, S60CC and V60CC vehicles. A component within the door latches may break, making the doors difficult to latch and/or leading the driver or a passenger to believe a door is securely closed when, in fact, i
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.