2016 Volvo S60 Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 37%of 27 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 68,292miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the engine of the 2016 Volvo S60, 37% of the 27 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 68,292 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“When the car's eco start/stop is on, the car will shut off for no reason forcing me to turn off the car to restart it. Sometime it happens when the car is stopped but a few times the car was in motion when the car just turns off. This has happen at least 10 times since I owned the car. The last time was 1/27/20. I was almost hit from behind by another car.”
NHTSA complaint #11306194, filed 2020-01, 50,000 miles“I have 86,585 miles on the car and have followed or exceeded the manufactures recommendation on oil changes. Now I am told after my last oil change that the engine is consuming a lot of oil. At 80,000 miles my Volvo dealership changed the type of oil they were putting in the car from 5w-30 full syn. To 0w20 full syn. I believe there is a problem with the engine and Volvo knows it by trying to stop the oil usage by changing the type of oil they recommend. What do I do if I have a engine problem with my car ???”
NHTSA complaint #11338534, filed 2020-07, 86,585 miles“Volvo failed to notify consumer of a manufacturer's defect with the Volvo spark plugs being unstable in its original housing, which resulted in 'recalled spark plugs'. As a result the spark plug ends broke off and caused permanent damaged to the engine (cylinder #4 has little to no compression, misfire). The car smokes and extremely dangerous to drive; it is subject to catch on fire. The car was in motion when the engine light and oil light came on.”
NHTSA complaint #11203374, filed 2019-04, 92,000 miles“Purchased a brand new 2016 Volvo S60 - the car at incident date had 200 miles on it. While driving in traffic on a california freeway - the car lost all power, steering, lights, etc while in the number 4 of 7 lane freeway at night. The car was blacked out, no lights, no power, no engine, stalled without power in the middle of the freeway. - we were almost killed as a result of this incident. There were numerous collisions that occurred behind and around us as a result of this car being dead in the water in the middle of the freeway at night. …”
NHTSA complaint #10811942, filed 2015-12, 200 miles“As soon as I bought the car heading home . They put oil in car and by time I got home the car had consumed at least a qrt , it misfired And seemed to lose power and didn’t think I would make it home before breaking down but luckily I did . …”
NHTSA complaint #11771976, filed 2026-10Related service bulletins
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- 11006558Jun 12, 2024This is a Technical Journal: High Temperature Message in DIM after Coolant Pump Replacement. Replace coolant pump
- 10171688Jan 28, 2020This is a Technical Journal: 4 Cylinder VEP engine: Castrol Edge Professional V 0W-20 Synthetic oil.
- 10171684Jan 24, 2020This is a Service Manager Bulletin: Volvo Engine Petrol (VEP4 2.0L) Oil Viscosity Requirement
- 10157864Feb 9, 2019This is a Technical Journal: Oil in cooling system. New cleaning method developed.
- 10155362Nov 30, 2018This is a Technical Journal: Damaged throttle body due to showroom device. To protect the throttle housing when using Volvo Car Showmode kit in the specified cars, always remove…
- 10159079Mar 27, 2018This is a Technical Journal: In case of complaint of Noise, some "tools" have been created to help you to do a better and more precise fault tracing
Engine: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 5% |
| 2022 | 2 | 13% |
| 2021 | 1 | 13% |
| 2020 | 1 | 8% |
| 2019 | 1 | 4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 6% |
| 2016 | 10 | 37% |
| 2015 | 23 | 39% |
| 2014 | 12 | 48% |
| 2013 | 36 | 41% |
| 2012 | 61 | 50% |
| 2008 | 2 | 20% |
| 2007 | 2 | 10% |
| 2006 | 6 | 19% |
| 2005 | 3 | 7% |
| 2004 | 22 | 11% |
| 2003 | 5 | 4% |
| 2002 | 5 | 3% |
| 2001 | 2 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2016 Volvo S60
5 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsWheels
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2016 Volvo S60
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology