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What 26 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Volvo S60 T5

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 (26)Crash / fire / injury (1)Engine (8)Electrical system (5)Body & structure (3)Seat belts (3)Visibility & wipers (3)Airbags (2)Wheels (2)Brakes (1)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (1)Fuel system (1)

1 of 26 complaints match · Electronic Stability Control (esc) · clear filters

May 29, 2020Electrical systemElectronic Stability Control (esc)

2016 VOLVO S60 AUDIO MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. THIS CONTROLS THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM, TELEPHONE, RADIO, CAR OPTIONS, AUDIO FOR SAFETY ALERTS, ETC. STOP WORKING AS I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. ALSO DRAINED BATTERY AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY TOO. *TR

NHTSA ODI 11326514

Working with the data? Download all 26 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 2016 Volvo S60 T5 verdict →