2016 Volvo V60: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 13 complaints about the 2016 Volvo V60 and NHTSA has issued 4 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is engine, named in 4 of them.

13
Complaints
4
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
0.0
Severity index

Severity index 0.0 - Low. 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: 0.0p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2016 Volvo V60 sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

EngineEngine: 4 complaints (30.8%)4 31%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 3 complaints (23.1%)3 23%StructureStructure: 2 complaints (15.4%)2 15%Engine And Engine Cooli…Engine And Engine Cooling: 1 complaints (7.7%)1 8%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 1 complaints (7.7%)1 8%Power TrainPower Train: 1 complaints (7.7%)1 8%Service BrakesService Brakes: 1 complaints (7.7%)1 8%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 1 complaints (7.7%)1 8%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE430.8%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM323.1%
STRUCTURE215.4%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING17.7%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER17.7%
POWER TRAIN17.7%
SERVICE BRAKES17.7%
VISIBILITY/WIPER17.7%

Complaints filed per year

0362016: 62018: 32019: 12024: 3166181924
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20166
20183
20191
20243
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
16V79800002/11/2016SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLYVolvo Car USA LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 XC90, S90, XC60, V60 Cross Country, V60, S60 Cross Country, S60, and S60 Inscription vehicles manufactured February 16, 2015, to August 22, 2016. On the affected vehicles, the front passenger seat belt buckle at
15V55500002/09/2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERSVolvo Cars of North America, LLC. (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2016 Volvo S60, V60, V60CC, XC60, XC70, and S80 vehicles manufactured April 8, 2015 to August 19, 2015. In certain driving conditions when using the automatic engine stop/start function, the starter motor
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.