34 owner complaints filed with the United States safety regulator · top issue: Electrical System · verdict BUY 73/100
“The bright trim strip along the front edge of the shifter panel in the center console of my 2024 Volvo XC90 has fractured in two places, leaving an exposed jagged edge adjacent to the cupholders. That edge lacerated my fingertip on July 14, 2026 and again on July 25, 2026. On both occasions I was driving the vehicle on a highway and was reaching for a cup in the cupholder, which is ordinary use. The injury bled heav”NHTSA complaint, 2024 Volvo XC90 B5 owner
“Driving on highway. Selected another route on map, but the screen lagged in response. Screen then went dark, shut off electronics on dashboard and infotainment, and AC turned off; seems like car also slowed down. Able to pull over and wait for everything to restart. Safety put at risk: sudden change in environment causing attention to shift to safely getting off road incase car shut off entirely. Previously: Infot”NHTSA complaint, 2024 Volvo XC90 B5 owner
“The trunk fails to open via kick correctly and then has closed in the midst of using the trunk space. It has not performed the “kick to close” function since purchasing the vehicle. We have two young children and this has brought a scare a few times. We love our Volvos but this has been our only concern.”NHTSA complaint, 2024 Volvo XC90 B5 owner
On the federal record it scores 73/100: 34 owner complaints (17 per year on the road) and 0 recall campaigns, 0 touching safety-critical systems.
The most-reported component in NHTSA complaints is Electrical System, with 16 of 42 categorised reports.
The 2024 Volvo XC90 B5 scored 73/100 on the federal record.