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What 66 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Volvo XC60 T8 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 (66)Crash / fire / injury (4)Visibility & wipers (29)Electrical system (9)Airbags (7)Body & structure (5)Engine (3)Brakes (2)Driver assistance (2)Steering (2)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (1)Equipment Adaptive/mobility (1)

2 of 66 complaints match · Brakes · clear filters

Jun 23, 2019Brakes

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND PUT MY FOOT DOWN TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN, THE HARDER I PUSHED ONTHE BRAKE THE MORE THE CAR WOULD GO FORDWARD. HAVE YOU HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE.

NHTSA ODI 11222007

Jun 18, 2019Brakes

UNEVEN BRAKE WEAR . THE CAR HAS 60000 MILES AND THE BACK BRAKES HAVE NEEDED TO BE CHANGED TWICE AS WELL AS ROTORS. THE FRONT PAD HAVE YET TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA ODI 11220803

Working with the data? Download all 66 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 2013 Volvo XC60 T8 Plug-in Hybrid verdict →