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What 46 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Volvo XC60 T8 Polestar Engineered Plug-in Hybrid

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 (46)Crash / fire / injury (3)Visibility & wipers (22)Body & structure (4)Electrical system (4)Steering (3)Airbags (2)Engine (2)Tires (2)Wheels (2)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (1)Fuel system (1)

1 of 46 complaints match · Fuel system · clear filters

Dec 10, 2020Fuel system

THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWS NO FUEL EVEN WHEN FULL OR AT TIMES SHOWS ABOUT 1/3 FULL EVEN WHEN FULL. AND DOES NOT DECREASE - ALLOWING FOR POSSIBLE RUNNING OUT OF GAS- CAUSING A ROAD HAZARD

NHTSA ODI 11382961

Working with the data? Download all 46 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 18, 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 2012 Volvo XC60 T8 Polestar Engineered Plug-in Hybrid verdict →