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2025 Volvo XC60 B5: True Cost, Problems & Verdict

31 NHTSA owner complaints · 0 recalls · data-computed verdict. No opinions — public data only.

Reviewed by the MotorJury data desk · 2 sources · Last updated 2026-08-20
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Owner complaints: 31 filed with NHTSA

Complaints per year on the road: 31.0

Electrical System10Back Over Prevention8Visibility/Wiper6Forward Collision Avoidance5Structure4Unknown Or Other4

What owners say

Verbatim reports filed with the United States safety regulator (NHTSA) by owners of this exact model year. Public record.

While parking our Volvo in the parking lot of Trader Joe's grocery store on [XXX], the Volvo suddenly accelerated and collided with the adjacent car in the next parking slip and rammed the car in the forward parking slip pushing about 15 to 20 feet ahead. Luckily, nobody was hurt though it could have been a disaster is someone was standing there near either of the other two cars. No one other than the auto body shop …
My wife was parking our Volvo 2026 XC60 in a parking slot at our local grocery store. Upon pulling into the slot, the car suddenly accelerated and surged forward colliding with the car in the next parking slot and the car in the parking slot directly in front of her. She jammed on the brakes as hard as she could causing the tires to screech. The impact was great enough to shove the car in front of her out into the op…
The contact owns a 2025 Volvo XC60. The contact stated that while his wife was pulling into a parking space slowly, the vehicle independently accelerated, causing the vehicle to sideswipe a vehicle nearby on the driver’s side of the vehicle and then rear-end another vehicle before coming to a complete stop. The vehicle stopped and was turned off. There was no property damage reported. There were no air bags deployed.…

Recalls: 0 campaigns

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True cost of ownership

Fuel (your region) $0
Maintenance band (your region) $727$1,511
Estimated running cost this year (age 1) $1,511

Re-priced automatically from your country's retail fuel, electricity and parts indices — change country in the bar at the top. Estimates; see methodology.

02468101214$4,101vehicle age (years)
fuel/energy + maintenance band (annual, USD, estimate)

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FAQ

What is the most common problem with the 2025 Volvo XC60 B5?

The most-reported issue in NHTSA complaint data is Electrical System (10 complaints in our indexed sample).

Is the 2025 Volvo XC60 B5 a good used car to buy?

Our data verdict is CAUTION with a reliability score of 50/100, computed from 31 NHTSA complaints and 0 recall campaigns. See the verdict card for the top reasons.

What will a 2025 Volvo XC60 B5 really cost YOU per year?

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Data sources

Complaints & recalls: NHTSA · Fuel economy: EPA fueleconomy.gov · Scoring: our published methodology.
Maintenance bands are industry-average estimates (AAA Your Driving Costs, CarMD index) — labeled estimates, not measurements. Last updated: 2026-08-20.

50RELIABILITY / 100
CAUTION
  • 31 NHTSA complaints on record (31.0/yr of exposure)
  • 0 recall campaigns, 0 touching safety-critical systems

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