2001 Volvo S80 Problems and Recalls (159 Complaints)

The most-reported problem on the 2001 Volvo S80 is Cruise / speed control (33% of 159 owner reports). There are 8 safety recalls. Check the VIN and inspect Cruise / speed control — this is the NHTSA file, not a score.

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-09-07 159 complaints · 8 recalls

What problems show up on the 2001 Volvo S80?

52 of 159 filings named Cruise / speed control (33% of the file). That is what owners wrote, not a shop diagnosis of the vehicle in the driveway.

Second is Electrical (29 reports).

There are 8 official safety recalls on this year. They were filed about Seat belts, Engine, Brakes, Fuel system, and Airbags. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov — a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific truck.

The 2000 has 313 reports on file; this year has 159. A smaller lifetime total is not a clean bill of health. If you need a fairer comparison, use the equal-time view.

What to check before you buy a 2001 Volvo S80

A useful visit to this page takes five minutes. YearTell does not score years and cannot see the vehicle in front of you.

  1. Look up the VIN for open recalls at nhtsa.gov. This year has 8 campaigns on file below.
  2. Cruise / speed control. Test cruise control and ask about unintended-acceleration reports on this year.
  3. Electrical. Have a shop scan for stored codes and check battery, charging and any warning lights that stay on.
  4. Engine. Have a shop check for oil consumption, coolant leaks, rough idle and unusual engine noise.
  5. Skim a few owner reports below for Cruise / speed control. Look for the same symptom repeating.
  6. Take that list to a mechanic. Do not turn the complaint total into a score.

What owners reported

System named most often: Cruise / speed control 52 complaints · 32.7% of the file
Crashes, fires, injuries and deaths in those filings:
  • Crashes 7
  • Fires 2
  • Injuries 3
  • Deaths 0
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Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

Which systems owners named

Share of owner complaints filed against each vehicle system. These shares are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold.

Which systems owners named Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) appears in 52 of 159 owner complaints (32.7%) in this vehicle snapshot. Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL): 52 complaints, 32.7% of reports Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) 3 crash reports 52 · 32.7% Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM): 29 complaints, 18.2% of reports Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 1 crash reports 2 fire reports 29 · 18.2% Engine (ENGINE): 21 complaints, 13.2% of reports Engine (ENGINE) 1 crash reports 21 · 13.2% Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM): 15 complaints, 9.4% of reports Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM) 15 · 9.4% Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN): 14 complaints, 8.8% of reports Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) 14 · 8.8% Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY): 5 complaints, 3.1% of reports Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY) 5 · 3.1% Steering (STEERING): 4 complaints, 2.5% of reports Steering (STEERING) 4 · 2.5% Suspension (SUSPENSION): 4 complaints, 2.5% of reports Suspension (SUSPENSION) 4 · 2.5% Seat belts (SEAT BELTS): 3 complaints, 1.9% of reports Seat belts (SEAT BELTS) 3 · 1.9% Unclassified NHTSA leftover: 62 complaints, 39.0% of reports Unclassified NHTSA leftover 3 crash reports 1 fire reports 62 · 39.0% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

“Unclassified NHTSA leftover” is not a car part. It is a filing bucket and always sits last.

View component data as a table
System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) 52 32.7% 3 crashes · 0 fires
Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 29 18.2% 1 crashes · 2 fires
Engine (ENGINE) 21 13.2% 1 crashes · 0 fires
Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM) 15 9.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) 14 8.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY) 5 3.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Steering (STEERING) 4 2.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Suspension (SUSPENSION) 4 2.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Seat belts (SEAT BELTS) 3 1.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Unclassified NHTSA leftover 62 39.0% 3 crashes · 1 fires
NHTSA Consumer Complaints, NHTSA Safety Recalls, and NHTSA Defect Investigations Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

When reports and recalls showed up

When owners filed reports, and when recall campaigns showed up.

When reports and recalls showed up Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 2001; the first recall shown was reported in Mar 2001. 2001-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2001-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2002-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2003-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2004-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2005-Q3: 49 owner reports 49 2005-Q4: 25 owner reports 25 2006-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2006-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2007-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2007-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2007-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2008-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2009-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2010-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2020-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 2001 Oct 2021 Recall campaign 01V100000 ◆ Recall campaign 01V100000 Recall campaign 04V451000 ◆ Recall campaign 04V451000 Recall campaign 06V441000 ◆ Recall campaign 06V441000 Recall campaign 07E023000 ◆ Recall campaign 07E023000 Recall campaign 09V483000 ◆ Recall campaign 09V483000 Recall campaign 10V566000 ◆ Recall campaign 10V566000 Recall campaign 20V681000 ◆ Recall campaign 20V681000 Recall campaign 21V766000 ◆ Recall campaign 21V766000 Investigation PE05041 ● Investigation PE05041 Investigation EA05021 ● Investigation EA05021
  • Campaign 04V451000 was reported 616 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 07E023000 was reported 1,381 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 09V483000 was reported 2,881 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 10V566000 was reported 3,575 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
View timeline records as a table
Date Record type Count Record identifier
2001-Q1 Owner reports 3
2001-Q3 Owner reports 2
2002-Q1 Owner reports 4
2002-Q2 Owner reports 1
2002-Q3 Owner reports 1
2002-Q4 Owner reports 2
2003-Q1 Owner reports 2
2003-Q2 Owner reports 1
2003-Q3 Owner reports 3
2003-Q4 Owner reports 1
2004-Q1 Owner reports 1
2004-Q2 Owner reports 2
2004-Q3 Owner reports 3
2004-Q4 Owner reports 2
2005-Q1 Owner reports 2
2005-Q2 Owner reports 4
2005-Q3 Owner reports 49
2005-Q4 Owner reports 25
2006-Q1 Owner reports 7
2006-Q2 Owner reports 1
2006-Q3 Owner reports 2
2006-Q4 Owner reports 3
2007-Q1 Owner reports 3
2007-Q2 Owner reports 3
2007-Q3 Owner reports 4
2008-Q2 Owner reports 1
2008-Q4 Owner reports 1
2009-Q1 Owner reports 3
2009-Q2 Owner reports 1
2009-Q3 Owner reports 2
2010-Q1 Owner reports 3
2010-Q2 Owner reports 1
2010-Q3 Owner reports 2
2010-Q4 Owner reports 1
2011-Q1 Owner reports 1
2011-Q2 Owner reports 1
2011-Q3 Owner reports 1
2011-Q4 Owner reports 1
2012-Q1 Owner reports 1
2012-Q3 Owner reports 1
2012-Q4 Owner reports 1
2013-Q3 Owner reports 1
2017-Q1 Owner reports 1
2017-Q4 Owner reports 2
2020-Q3 Owner reports 1
2021-Q4 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 01V100000
Recall campaign 1 04V451000
Recall campaign 1 06V441000
Recall campaign 1 07E023000
Recall campaign 1 09V483000
Recall campaign 1 10V566000
Recall campaign 1 20V681000
Recall campaign 1 21V766000
Defect investigation 1 PE05041
Defect investigation 1 EA05021
NHTSA Safety Recalls Snapshot 2026-09-06 Open source record

Safety Recalls (8)

Official campaigns. Each one says what could go wrong and what the dealer was told to fix.

In short, these campaigns were filed about Seat belts, Engine, Brakes, Fuel system, and Airbags.

  1. Recall campaign 01V100000

    Seat belts

    Report date
    Component:
    Seat belts (SEAT BELTS)
    Consequence:
    IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ANCHORAGE BOLTS AND TIGHTEN TO THE CORRECT TORQUE LEVEL. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 7, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  2. Recall campaign 04V451000

    Engine

    Report date
    Component:
    Engine (ENGINE)
    Consequence:
    A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD OCCUR.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE COOLING FAN. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 29, 2004. CUSTOMERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO CARS AT 1-800-458-1552.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  3. Recall campaign 06V441000

    Safety recall 06V441000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    THIS RESULTED IN A HIGH NUMBER OF VEHICLES GOING INTO THE LIMP HOME MODE WITHOUT NEED.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE CURRENT SOFTWARE UPGRADE ONTO THE INVOLVED VEHICLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 29, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  4. Recall campaign 07E023000

    Brakes

    Report date
    Component:
    Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES)
    Consequence:
    LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID CAN RESULT IN POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    CARDONE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE ANY DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDERS. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING APRIL 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT CARDONE AT 1-800-777-4780.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  5. Recall campaign 09V483000

    Fuel system

    Report date
    Component:
    Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM)
    Consequence:
    IF THE CONDITION OCCURS VEHICLE OWNERS MAY NOTICE FUEL SMELL AND/OR FUEL LEAK WHICH, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL PUMP INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE, AND IF NECESSARY REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP WITH A PART OF A MODIFIED DESIGN. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 15, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  6. Recall campaign 10V566000

    Safety recall 10V566000

    Report date
    Component:
    Unclassified NHTSA leftover
    Consequence:
    AN OVERHEATED BATTERY COULD LEAD TO A FIRE.
    Remedy:
    VOLVO ADVISES OWNERS TO PLEASE STOP USING THE GARMIN PORTABLE GPS DEVICE IMMEDIATELY, AND VISIT THE GARMIN WEBSITE TO DETERMINE IF THEIR UNIT IS AFFECTED. THE UNIT'S BATTERY WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW BATTERY AND A SPACER WILL BE INSERTED ON TOP OF THE BATTERY NEXT TO THE PCB. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 18, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GARMIN AT 866-957-1981 OR VISIT GARMIN'S WEBSITE AT WWW.GARMIN.COM/NUVIBATTERYPCBRECALL.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  7. Recall campaign 20V681000

    Airbags

    Report date
    Component:
    Airbags (AIR BAGS)
    Consequence:
    Metal fragments can strike vehicle occupants increasing the risk of serious injury or death.
    Remedy:
    Volvo Car will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver side air bag module, free of charge. The recall began April 20, 2021. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10058.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  8. Recall campaign 21V766000

    Airbags

    Report date
    Component:
    Airbags (AIR BAGS)
    Consequence:
    An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
    Remedy:
    Dealers will replace the driver's air bag, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 29, 2021. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R10125.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →
NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

What owners actually wrote

Short excerpts from the public NHTSA file. Look for the same symptom repeating.

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-09-07
Safety incident filters
Showing 7 of 159 complaints · page 1 of 7
2021-10-15AIR BAGS
NHTSA ODI 11436920
CrashFireInjuryDeath
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2001 Volvo S80. The contact received a notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V766000 (Air Bags). The dealer had been notified about the recall; however, the contact was informed that the part was not yet available. The manufacturer was then notified and informed him that they were unaware of when the parts may have become available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnection.
2020-08-10Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11348507
CrashFireInjuryDeath
MY CAR LURCHES FORWARD WHEN YOU ARE IDLING AS WELL AS DRIVING. I WAS ON A BUSY STREET WHEN I PULLED OUT INTO AN ONCOMING LINE OF TRAFFIC WHEN THE MOTOR COMPLETELY DIED LEAVING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC. AFTER A TIME I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN BUMPER TO BUMPER HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. AS YOU ARE IDLING AT AN INTERSECTION OR AWAITING A TRAIN TO PASS, THE MOTOR RACES AND THEN SLOWS AND ALSO LURCHES AHEAD. FOOT MUST BE HARD ON THE BRAKE OR I COULD REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY ABOUT 65,000 MILES AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT CAR UNTIL THIS STARTED HAPPENING. THE CAR IS NOW SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY AS AN UNSAFE CONDITION IS CAUSED BY THIS MALFUNCTION.
2017-12-02Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11051851
CrashFireInjuryDeath
ON NOVEMBER 9TH MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2001 VOLVO S80 TO CHURCH. SHE PARKED THE CAR BUT IT BEGAN TO MOVE. IT ACCELERATED AND SHE WOUND UP DRIVING INTO A TREE TO AVOID HITTING OTHER CARS. SHE WAS ALSO WORRIED THAT CHILDREN FROM THE SCHOOL MIGHT BE AROUND. THE CAR WAS IN PARK. THE ENGINE WAS OFF. THE EMERGENCY BREAK WAS ON. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TIGHT, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER SINCE THE ENGINE WAS OFF. THE CHURCH SECRETARY OBSERVED THE INCIDENT. SHE SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE BACK OF THE CAR WHICH WOULD INDICATE THE EMERGENCY BREAK WAS ON. WHEN SHE FIRST REACHED THE CAR WITH MY WIFE IN IT SHE NOTED THAT THE CAR WAS IN PARK.
2017-10-19Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM)
NHTSA ODI 11034522
CrashFireInjuryDeath
TAKATA RECALL" FRIST I CALLED VOLVO TO INQUIRE ABOUT RECALLS REFERENING TO THE COOLING SYSTEM AND THE FUEL PUMP THE FIRST LADY I SPOKE WITH INFORMED ME THIS PROBLEM WAS UNDER RECALLS AND TO TAKE MY CAR TO GET IT SERVICED AT THE NEAREST DEALER AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALER AT 7:15AM 4HOURS LATER AFTER I CALLED THEM FIRST THEY NOW ARE SAYING THAT THERE ISN'T ANYTHING THEY CAN DO WITH MY CAR AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHO TOLD ME THAT FALSE INFORMATION. ON TOP OF ALL OF THIS MY CAR ACCELERATES BY ITSELF LUCKY WHEN IT HAPPENS I HURRY AND PUSH THE BRAKES AND THE CAR DOSENT START UP ONCE TURNING THE KEY EVEN THE GUY SAY THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM. BASED ON HOW EXPENSIVE THIS CAR IS IT SEEM THERE WOULDN'T BE MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT OR IT SEEM THAT THEY WOULD AT LEAST TRY TODO SOMETHING ABOUT THE FALSE INFORMATION OVER ALL I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER VOLVO AGAIN!
2017-01-03Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL)
NHTSA ODI 10939138
CrashFireInjuryDeath
TAKATA RECALL- THE VEHICLE BECOME NON RESPONSIVE WHEN PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH, THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, THE DSTC (DYNAMIC STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL) FAILED AND THE ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE STOPPED READING. THE VEHICLE STARTED STALLING EVERYTIME I COME TO A STOP. ALL THIS STARTED AT THE SAME TIME WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *TR
2013-07-20Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL)
NHTSA ODI 10525936
CrashFireInjuryDeath
PLACED MY VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO PULL BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE & MY CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. I WAS FORCED INTO A PARKING SIGN THAT SCRATCHED AND DENTED MY LEFT REAR BUMPER. IN THE LAST 2 1/2 MONTHS RELATED PROBLEMS CONTINUE WHERE MY CAR SURGES & ALSO EXPERIENCES SUDDEN & UNEXPECTED REDUCED PERFORMANCE. WHEN I ACCELERATE MY CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS STUCK IN GEAR & WON'T RESPOND. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD!! AGAIN!!! THIS DUPLICATES THE SAME ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE PROBLEM I HAD IN AUGUST OF 2005. AFTER TAKING MY CAR IN 4 TIMES (NOT KNOWING WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS), IT WAS FINALLY DETERMINED IT IS THE ETM AGAIN. VOLVO PERFORMED A COMPUTERIZED UPGRADE ON THE ETM & THEN IT WAS FINALLY RECALLED IN JANUARY OF 2006. IT IS ANOTHER SAFETY HAZARD READY TO HAPPEN. VOLVO SHOULD HAVE IN THE BEGINNING & SHOULD AT THIS TIME BE MADE TO REPLACE THE FAULTY ETM! *TR
2012-12-15Seat belts (SEAT BELTS)
NHTSA ODI 10488858
CrashFireInjuryDeath
I PURCHASED VEHICLE 8 MONTHS AGO I NOW HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT AND BACK SUSPENSION. THE AIR TURNS ON ITS OWN, THE AXLE HAS BROKEN, THE SUNROOF OPENS WHEN IT WANTS TO OPEN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS TURNED ON ALONG WITH MAINTENANCE LIGHT, MY DOORS WILL UNLOCK THEMSELVES WHEN I LOCK THEM AND THE ALARM WILL ENGAGE, THE LEFT WINDOW DOES NOT WORK , SOMETIMES I CANT UNLOCK THE DOORS HAVE TO UNLOCK WITH MY HAND. MY CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK, THE BATTERY STOPS WORKING OFTEN, THE INSIDE LIGHTS WORK SOMETIMES. IT IS RUNNING TERRIBLE , IDLE UP AND DOWN I KNOW ALL HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH RECALL PLEASE HELP! *TR

Frequently asked questions

What are the most common problems on the 2001 Volvo S80?

Owners named Cruise / speed control most often — 52 of 159 reports (33%). That is the NHTSA file, not a diagnosis of every vehicle.

Are there recalls for the 2001 Volvo S80?

NHTSA lists 8 safety recall campaigns. They were filed about Seat belts, Engine, Brakes, Fuel system, and Airbags. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov; a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific vehicle.

What should I inspect before buying a 2001 Volvo S80?

Look up the VIN for open recalls. Test cruise control and ask about unintended-acceleration reports on this year. Then skim owner filings for the same symptom and take that list to a mechanic.

Does a high complaint count mean I should skip this year?

No. Counts are reports people chose to file and they are not adjusted for sales volume. YearTell does not publish scores or a list of years to skip. Inspect the vehicle.

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NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

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