2012 Volvo S60 Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 2%of 121 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 47,593miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2012 Volvo S60, 2% of the 121 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 47,593 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“This is the second occasion on which this defect has appeared, the prior incident happening in approximately march 2012, at a mileage of approximately 5000 miles. I have owned the car for just under six months. I live in a southeastern us state and travelled to my second home in florida. The car has been parked in florida fewer than 20 total days. …”
NHTSA complaint #10462673, filed 2012-06, 7,000 miles“In october 2018. While driving my 2012 Volvo ( 88,000 miles)the car started to hesitate in traffic then it stop. I had just exit the express highway on to a city street. There was no sensor lights or engine check light that came on at all. Tried to crank the car back up. The car would not start. Suddenly the oil light and the air bag light came on. A sears technical came out to jump start the car thinking it was my battery to take car to there shop. He check the oil because the light was on. The oil was fine not low. I had just had a oil change sept 2018. The car still would not start. …”
NHTSA complaint #11143317, filed 2018-10, 88,186 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10241661Jul 21, 2023Complimentary upgrade c00009 description.
Electronic stability control: other model years
Other parts of the 2012 Volvo S60
61 complaintsElectrical system
17 complaintsOther or unknown
15 complaintsSeat belts
9 complaintsFuel system
8 complaintsSteering
8 complaintsBody and structure
7 complaintsAir bags
6 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsVehicle speed control
6 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Volvo S60
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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