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Volvo V50

Every Volvo V50 model year on file, 2004 to 2013. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years422 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years102004 to 2013
Recall campaigns8Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,626Summed across model years
By model year

The 2005 model year drew the most complaints, 18, 43% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

05101520200420051820062007200820092010201120122013
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Fuel system leads the Volvo V50 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Fuel system
10
Engine and cooling
8
Electrical system
7
Suspension
5
Powertrain
3
Brakes
3
Tires
3
Structure
3
Steering
3
Wheels
2
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Volvo V50 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Volvo V50 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2013Not decoded0NoneNone0026
2012Not decoded0NoneNone00181
2011Wagon20.01110191
2010Wagon20.01330190
2009Wagon20.02530188
2008Not decoded0NoneNone30197
2007Wagon616.71220199
2006Wagon120.02830203
2005Wagon185.66730220
2004Not decoded0NoneNone2031
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Volvo V50

  • 10V-591 Nov 22, 2010
    Front seat rail's detection system was manufactured incorrectly and may permit the passenger to forward the seat beyond the intended maximum
    Seats · 7,420 vehicles
  • 10V-566 Nov 8, 2010
    Volvo is recalling certain vehicles equipped with garmin 760 portable global positioning system (gps) units because the batteries on those units…
    Equipment · 416 vehicles
  • 10V-255 Jun 8, 2010
    Gearshift lever stud assembly may not have been tightened to the correct specification during assembly
    Steering · 536 vehicles
  • 08V-329 Jul 23, 2008
    Section of the power steering return line hose was not properly vulcanized (cured) and does not meet specifications
    Steering · 1,020 vehicles
  • 08V-197 Apr 28, 2008
    Bolts have been found to be out of specification
    Structure · 7 vehicles
  • 08V-101 Mar 5, 2008
    Soft anodized layer in the master cylinder may trigger early wear on a rubber seal that can result in internal leakage of brake fluid
    Brakes · 1,114 vehicles
  • 08V-033 Jan 28, 2008
    On certain vehicles sold in or currently registered in the states of connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, maine, maryland,…
    Fuel system · 23k vehicles
  • 06V-137 Apr 24, 2006
    On certain passenger vehicles equipped with t5 turbo engines, the polyamide tube in the fuel line is sensitive to the extreme temperatures that…
    Fuel system · 16k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.