Volvo S60

242 complaints across 7 scored model years and 22 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Volvo S60 Full report

Grade 2012–2020

2012 vs model median 2.3×

Model median3× median

Engine 9

Electrical 6

Steering 5

Avoid

2012 · 2013

Best

2014 · 2020

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Volvo S60
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2012	2.25×	41	F
2013	1.93×	28	D
2014	0.85×	15	B
2015	1.41×	27	C
2016	1.00×	19	C
2019	0.94×	19	C
2020	0.44×	15	B
2022 P	1.13×	28	C
2024 P	1.62×	31	D

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	26
City / Highway	22 / 33
Engine	2L, 4 cyl
Drive	Front-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$2,925

Recalls

22 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
25V282000	BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE	2024	413,151
25V908000	BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE	2024	413,151
20V378000	SEAT BELTS:FRONT	2012–2016	308,260
19V849000	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH	2012–2016	144,937
20V144000	FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING	2019, 2020	121,605
21V414000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS	2019, 2020	85,550
16V798000	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY	2016	74,027
12V075000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING	2012	32,552

+ 14 further campaigns

Others in Midsize Cars

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Acura TL	2012	C
Acura TLX	20152020	C
Acura TSX	2010	C
Alfa Romeo Giulia	2017	C
Audi A4	none flagged	B
Audi A4 Allroad	2013	C
Audi A5	none flagged	C
Audi S4	none flagged	B

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2012 S60

Complaints in window: 41
Severity-weighted: 76.5
Model median (weighted): 34
vs model median: 2.25×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 8
Open investigations: 0

Score 28.8 F