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What 36 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Volvo XC60 B5

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (36)Crash / fire / injury (2)Seat belts (8)Visibility & wipers (8)Electrical system (6)Body & structure (3)Engine (3)Steering (3)Airbags (2)Brakes (2)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (2)Equipment (2)

2 of 36 complaints match · Electronic Stability Control (esc) · clear filters

May 27, 2020Electrical systemElectronic Stability Control (esc)

THE PARK ASSIST DOES NOT WORK, REAR CAMERA NOT WORKING. *TR

NHTSA ODI 11326154

Jan 29, 2018Electronic Stability Control (esc)Brakes

ABS GOES OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN BRAKING AND TURNING AND HAS GOTTEN WORST. FEAR FOR MY LIFE AS SOMEONE CAN REAR END ME AND MY CHILDREN.

NHTSA ODI 11065642

Working with the data? Download all 36 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 14, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2011 Volvo XC60 B5 verdict →