AutoUtility currently tracks 36 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2019 Volvo XC60. Electrical System issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 12 complaints (33.3% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 5 filings cite a crash, 4 report one or more injuries.

Key Problem Findings
  • Total NHTSA Complaints: 36 reports
  • #1 Reported Problem Area: Electrical System (12 reports • 33.3% of submitted complaints)
  • Secondary Problem Areas: Brakes & Traction Control (8), Driver Assistance & Safety Tech (7)
  • Crash-Citing Complaints: 5 filings
  • Fire-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
  • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 4 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Reporting Methodology: Statistics describe unverified consumer submissions voluntarily filed with NHTSA. Complaint volume is not normalized for vehicle sales volume or miles driven. Multiple components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission.
Total Complaints
36
Submitted to NHTSA ODI
Crash-Citing Complaints
5
Filings citing a collision
Fire-Citing Complaints
0
Filings citing smoke or fire
Complaints Reporting Injuries
4
Filings citing one or more injuries
Complaints Reporting Fatalities
0
Consumer filings citing fatalities

Most Reported Problems for 2019 Volvo XC60

Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records

#1 Problem Area 33.3% of complaints

Electrical System

12 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 3 official safety recall campaigns for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 1 crash report 🩹 2 injury report entries
#2 Problem Area 22.2% of complaints

Brakes & Traction Control

8 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 2 crash reports 🩹 3 injury report entries
#3 Problem Area 19.4% of complaints

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech

7 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 2 crash reports
#4 Problem Area 16.7% of complaints

Air Bags & Restraints

6 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 2 crash reports 🩹 3 injury report entries
#5 Problem Area 13.9% of complaints

Steering System

5 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
Domain Share Note: Share percentage represents the proportion of unique complaint filings referencing each vehicle system. Because single complaints may cite multiple systems (such as engine and electrical simultaneously), domain percentages represent individual category incidence and may sum to over 100%.

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2019 Volvo XC60

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Air Bags & Restraints NHTSA ODI ID: #11758471
Crash Cited 1 Injury Entry Filed: 08/21/2026

"I was involved in a serious motor vehicle collision involving my Volvo. The collision was essentially a head-on impact that occurred following a medical emergency. The vehicle sustained significant damage in the collision and is essentially totaled. During the crash, all of the vehicle's airbags..."

Incident Date: 06/04/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: AIR BAGS
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA ODI ID: #11757528
1 Injury Entry Filed: 08/17/2026

"Our Nest Protect woke us at 06:30 am saying it was detecting smoke in the garage. Upon entering the garage it was obvious that the cabin of the car was filled with white smoke. Disconnected car from charger port. Attended to drive car out of garage to protect the house, but opening the door just..."

Incident Date: 08/15/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Air Bags & Restraints NHTSA ODI ID: #11730971
Filed: 04/13/2026

"The driver's seatbelt buckle interlock stopped working, although engaged, and the auto's system no longer showed whether the seat belt was buckled up or not. This likely would have resulted in the passive restraint system not functioning if there were an accident. There are on-line comments about..."

Incident Date: 04/09/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: AIR BAGS
Brakes & Traction Control NHTSA ODI ID: #11717388
Filed: 02/11/2026

"While driving at 10 mph on a residential street, I experienced a sudden and dangerous loss of power braking assistance, making the pedal nearly impossible to depress. An expert Volvo technician has confirmed that the brake vacuum pump failed because the exhaust camshaft, which drives the pump,..."

Incident Date: 01/25/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA ODI ID: #11702134
Filed: 11/30/2025

"Let me Preface this with, my Make, Model, and year for these problems have been recalled back in 2021, however I was not the owner then and my VIN was not listed as an affected vehicle i guess, nonetheless the problem is exactly the same as experienced by those that were listed on the recalls in..."

Incident Date: 11/29/2025 • Raw NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Consumer Narrative Notice: Excerpts are sanitized text descriptions submitted by vehicle owners to the federal ODI database. They reflect the reporting consumer's observations at the time of filing and have not been independently confirmed by vehicle manufacturers or government investigators.

Complaint History for Volvo XC60

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2026)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2015 Volvo XC60 47 3 1 View 2015 Problems →
2016 Volvo XC60 38 2 3 View 2016 Problems →
2017 Volvo XC60 16 2 4 View 2017 Problems →
2018 Volvo XC60 36 4 5 View 2018 Problems →
2019 Volvo XC60 Current Page 36 5 8 Current
2020 Volvo XC60 22 0 6 View 2020 Problems →
2021 Volvo XC60 31 3 5 View 2021 Problems →
2022 Volvo XC60 70 3 6 View 2022 Problems →
2023 Volvo XC60 51 2 5 View 2023 Problems →
2024 Volvo XC60 23 4 2 View 2024 Problems →
2025 Volvo XC60 32 4 3 View 2025 Problems →
2026 Volvo XC60 0 0 0 View 2026 Problems →
Comparative Disclaimer: Complaint totals are unadjusted historical counts and are not normalized for vehicles sold, active fleet size, or total road mileage. Newer model years naturally have had less calendar exposure time to accumulate owner filings.

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2019 Volvo XC60

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 28 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Reported Injury Entries Reported Fatality Entries
Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS 2 1 0 1 0
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2 0 0 0 0
Seat Belts NHTSA category: SEAT BELTS 2 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
Structure & Body NHTSA category: STRUCTURE 2 0 0 0 0
Tires NHTSA category: TIRES 2 0 0 0 0
Vehicle Speed Control NHTSA category: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES 1 1 0 2 0
BACK OVER PREVENTION,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 1 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 1 1 0 1 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 0 0 0 0
Forward Collision Avoidance NHTSA category: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 1 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 1 0 0 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
Steering NHTSA category: STEERING 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
Data Attribution & Reporting Methodology: Complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Because multiple vehicle components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission, component-level rollups may sum to more than the unique complaint count (36). Injury and fatality entries in the detailed table reflect raw values entered by reporting consumers across individual submissions; they are not deduplicated casualty statistics and may include duplicate or unverified entries. Complaint volume is not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and does not represent an audited component failure rate.

Official NHTSA Defect Investigations (1)

1 CLOSED

Formal safety defect inquiries and engineering analyses opened by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)

Official Federal Inquiries: NHTSA opens a defect investigation when safety screening or consumer defect trends indicate a potential unreasonable safety risk. An open investigation is a formal inquiry and does not by itself confirm a defect or result in a mandatory recall.
CLOSED Defect Petition (DP) ODI Action #DP22005
Opened: 2023-01-27 • Closed: 2023-08-07

Pedestrian alert sounds

Affected Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM

NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight ra...

✓ Resulted in Safety Recall Campaign: 22V063000 Official NHTSA File →
Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.