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What 34 owners told NHTSA about the 2019 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 (34)Crash / fire / injury (4)Electrical system (11)Brakes (8)Steering (5)Body & structure (4)Speed control (4)Airbags (3)Driver assistance (3)Engine (3)Suspension (3)Fuel system (2)

1 of 34 complaints match · Airbags · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Jan 13, 2020AirbagsBody & structureBrakesCrash2 injuries

VEHICLE WAS IN THE HOLD POSITION, AS I WAS COMPLETING A TRANSACTION AT MY PNC BANK DRIVE UP. UPON LEAVING MY FOOT TORCHED THE ACCELERATOR LIGHTLY.SUDDENLY THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE AT A VERY HIGH SPEED. I BRAKED BUT COULD NOT STOP. YOU COULD HEAR THE ENGINE REVVING. I CHOOSE TO HIT A LARGE TREE RATHER THAN ENTER A MAIN ROAD.THE CAR WAST TOTALED.

NHTSA ODI 11298948

Working with the data? Download all 34 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 2019 Volvo XC60 T8 Polestar Engineered Plug-in Hybrid verdict →