Volvo S60 B5: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy

Year-by-year data table

Running cost is fuel or energy plus the maintenance band midpoint for that car at its age today, re-priced to your country. Purchase price, insurance and depreciation are not included.

S60 B5 sub-models & family

What goes wrong on the Volvo S60 B5

Across every S60 B5 model year in our index, owners report these component groups most often. The cost beside each one is the representative repair for that group at a US independent shop, re-priced to your country.

• Unknown Or Other7 complaints across all S60 B5 years · typical job: Diagnosis and mixed repair$360–$940
• Electrical System6 complaints across all S60 B5 years · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement$540–$1,310
• Service Brakes5 complaints across all S60 B5 years · typical job: Pads, rotors and caliper service, both axles$580–$1,140
• Forward Collision Avoidance4 complaints across all S60 B5 years · typical job: Radar or camera module replacement and calibration$780–$2,160
• Back Over Prevention4 complaints across all S60 B5 years · typical job: Reversing camera or park-sensor replacement$420–$940
• Steering3 complaints across all S60 B5 years · typical job: Electric power-steering rack or column motor replacement$1,020–$2,500

Flat-rate labour hours x local shop rate plus a parts band. An estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote. Formula.

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