2025 Volvo Xc60 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Visibility/Wiper (7) · Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera (5) · Vehicle Speed Control (2)
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Safety recalls (3)
Back Over Prevention:software 2025-12-23 · campaign 25V908000 · 413,151 vehicles
Defect: Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2021-2025 XC40, 2022 V90, 2022-2024 C40BEV, 2022-2025 S90, V90CC, XC60, 2023-2025 S60, V60, V60CC, XC90, and 2025 EC40, and EX40 vehicles. The rearview camera image may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Risk: A rearview camera image that does not display reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: The software will be updated by a dealer or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 24, 2026. Owners may contact Volvo Car’s customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10333. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning February 16, 2026. This recall replaces previous NHTSA recall number 25V282. Vehicles previously repaired under recall 25V282 w
Seats:critical Fasteners 2025-11-25 · campaign 25V818000 · 3 vehicles
Defect: Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain 2026 XC60MHEV, 2018 and 2025 XC60 vehicles. The front seat bolts may have been improperly tightened, resulting in loose bolts.
Risk: A seat with loose bolts may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will tighten the front seat bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 17, 2025. Owners may contact Volvo's customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R10345. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning December 5, 2025.
Back Over Prevention:software 2025-05-08 · campaign 25V282000 · 413,151 vehicles
Defect: Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2021-2025 XC40, 2022 V90, 2022-2025 S90, V90CC, C40, XC60, 2023-2025 S60, V60, V60CC, XC90, and 2025 EC40 and EX40 vehicles. The rearview camera image may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Risk: A rearview camera image that does not display reduces the driver's view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: The software will be updated by a dealer or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 27, 2025. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10320.
What owners report
2026-10-05 · Visibility/Wiper“2025 volvo xc60 plus b5, 23,317 miles. the driver's-side exterior mirror changes position without driver command, creating a safety risk due to an incorrect rearward/adjacent-lane view. this has already contributed to a close call when my wife drove the vehicle without realizing the mirror had changed from its previously set position. the issue i…”
2026-09-28 · Tires“i purchased a 2025 volvo xc60 new. it has 18,000 miles on the car. the tires were on the vehicle when purchased. the tires are pirelli 255/40 rz1 102 v mts. dot ixb rm 582p 1424. the front driver side tire has huge chucks of rubber missing on the tread. this issue is getting worse over time. i purchase a new tire and was told that pirelli "may reim…”
2026-09-18 · Fuel/Propulsion System“was on interstate i-95 8:00am doing speed limit when car soundly reduces speed to zero and had to maneuver over four lanes of traffic to avoid death i am also disabled and have a permanit disabled license plate. the car light stated engine failure lights and only after almost dieing was able to put on hazard and car would not idle past 10mph while…”
2026-09-11 · Tires:sidewall“both rear original-equipment tires on a 2025 volvo xc60 plug-in hybrid (bought new mid-2025, approx. 20,000 miles) have developed bulges on the outer sidewall just below the tread shoulder. tires are pirelli scorpion zero all season, size 255/40 r21 102v, volvo-specification (vol / pncs). driver-side rear: dot 1xb rm582p 0325. passenger-side rear: …”
2026-08-31 · Visibility:glass, Side/Rear“it appears, that due to a production defect, the right and left rear driver and passenger side windows are permanently fogged up making it difficult to see when driving. i have seen other reports that make the same observation, , but there apparently is no safety or production recalls by volvo. this is definitely a production and a safety issue!…”
2026-08-04 · Vehicle Speed Control · 💥 crash“while parking our volvo in the parking lot of trader joe's grocery store on [xxx], the volvo suddenly accelerated and collided with the adjacent car in the next parking slip and rammed the car in the forward parking slip pushing about 15 to 20 feet ahead. luckily, nobody was hurt though it could have been a disaster is someone was standing there ne…”
2026-08-03 · Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings · 💥 crash“my wife was parking our volvo 2026 xc60 in a parking slot at our local grocery store. upon pulling into the slot, the car suddenly accelerated and surged forward colliding with the car in the next parking slot and the car in the parking slot directly in front of her. she jammed on the brakes as hard as she could causing the tires to screech. the im…”
2026-07-30 · Vehicle Speed Control:accelerator Pedal · 19,000 mi · 💥 crash“the contact owns a 2025 volvo xc60. the contact stated that while his wife was pulling into a parking space slowly, the vehicle independently accelerated, causing the vehicle to sideswipe a vehicle nearby on the driver’s side of the vehicle and then rear-end another vehicle before coming to a complete stop. the vehicle stopped and was turned off. t…”
2026-07-25 · Structure:body“volvo 2025 xc60 t8. rear liftgate closed without request nearly causing an eye injury. the liftgate was open, i was moving back and forth emptying packages from the cargo area. i turned to return to the car and the liftgate had started to come down (unrequested. i had not pushed the physical button on the liftgate or on the key fob). my eye wa…”
2026-07-06 · Electrical System“in the four months that i have owned this car, the following issues have occurred and have not been resolved: - google maps suddenly stopped working while navigating while i was driving on multiple occasions. - bluetooth connectivity will disconnect suddenly and not reconnect - all audio in the car has stopped since 7/2/26. this includes turn sign…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.