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2022 Volvo XC90 T5 Fwd
Solid pick. The public record on this car is clean for its age. Inspect it, then negotiate with confidence.
28 owner complaints · 0 recalls · data verified July 16, 2026 · source: NHTSA
Why buy?
Electrical system problems dominate (46% of complaints).
Very few owner complaints for its age and sales volume.
Complaints are overwhelmingly minor: almost none involve crashes, fires, or injuries.
Zero recalls, rare for a car this age.
The math, shown
Full methodology →Complaints filed per year
Fading = early teething worked out. Climbing = problems aging in.
How it crashes
NHTSA’s own crash tests, separate from the reliability score above.
5/5 overall
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Rating · 2022 Volvo XC90 T5 FWD SUV FWD
Rollover risk in a single-vehicle crash: 19%
1 open NHTSA defect investigation on file, separate from the recalls above.
Source: nhtsa.gov/ratings. Star ratings compare vehicles within the same class and size, not across every car on the road.
The road ahead
What breaks on a 2022 Volvo XC90 T5 Fwd, plotted where owners report it happening.
Also reported (mileage varies): Electrical system (13) · Fuel system (8) · Engine (5)
Mileage medians come from owners who mentioned an odometer reading in their NHTSA complaint, a rough guide, not a schedule.
Electrical system
46%13 complaints · 3 in the last 2 years
“In the middle of a cold snowstorm the screen froze and started glitching. As I was trying to change the drive mode to all wheel drive the ESC off button triggered and …”
Fuel system
29%8 complaints · 1 in the last 2 years
“Driving on the highway, check engine light came on followed by turtle mode and subsequent engine failure. Stranding driver with three small children on the highway. Th…”
Engine
18%5 complaints
“The vehicle went into "turtle mode" on the freeway, abruptly started vibrating, reduced speed to a crawl, and then shut down. My family and I were trapped in the vehic…”
Lane Departure
7%2 complaints · 1 in the last 2 years
“The electrical/infotainment display failure causes the factory rearview camera image not to display when the vehicle is shifted into reverse. The center infotainment d…”
Recalls (0)
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
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What owners say
Real owners of this exact model-year, shown separately from the NHTSA score. If they disagree, that’s worth knowing.