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What 16 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 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 (16)Crash / fire / injury (1)Electrical system (5)Engine (4)Fuel system (3)Speed control (3)Seat belts (2)Visibility & wipers (2)Backup camera & sensors (1)Brakes (1)Equipment Adaptive/mobility (1)Lights (1)

1 of 16 complaints match · Backup camera & sensors · clear filters

Apr 17, 2026Backup camera & sensors

The backup camera image flickers or does not appear at all (blue screen). This is a known design defect that Volvo will repair by installing what they call an equalizer in the camera harness. It is not a replacement of an existing part, it is a part they add. The cost is several hundred dollars for something that should be a recall. A search on the internet will return results showing many others having this exact same problem. This has been occuring and getting worse for the past 8 years.

NHTSA ODI 11731780

Working with the data? Download all 16 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 2014 Volvo XC60 T8 Polestar Engineered Plug-in Hybrid verdict →