2015 Volvo S80 Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 43%of 7 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 36,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the engine of the 2015 Volvo S80, 43% of the 7 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 36,000 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.
“My car has the start/stop function. It has a button to manually deactivate the start/stop system but it has to be pushed every time the car is restarted. My husband was driving the car a couple of weeks ago and decided to stop at a convenience store to get a pepsi. He parked in a parking space. He didn't realize that he hadn't pressed the deactivation switch and when he parked the car, it shut off. He'd been driving in a lot of traffic and didn't realize the start/stop had stopped the engine. He thought he'd turned the car off. …”
NHTSA complaint #11363143, filed 2020-10, 56,000 miles“While stopped in drive at a stop sign with foot on brake,on corner of city street engine revved very high and car tried to surge forward. Applied brake even harder, put car in neutral and stopped engine. Tried to start up and same thing happened. On third try, engine seemed normal, but check engine light was on. Drove 100 yards to home garage and had car flat-bedded to dealer.”
NHTSA complaint #10837724, filed 2016-02, 16,000 miles“Car has 110000 miles on it and is using a quart of oil every 1000 miles, car has been maintained to Volvo specifications it's entire life. This is excessive oil consumption. Oil level low warning cones in every 1000 miles and a quart is needed to satisfy it”
NHTSA complaint #11487561, filed 2022-10Related 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.
- 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
- 10146106Nov 7, 2017Volvo Car USA LLC on behalf of Volvo Car Corporation, has decided to launch Service Action S29842 on certain model year 2015 ? 2016 XC60, S60, V60, S80, XC70 & 2016 XC90…
- 10146105Nov 7, 2017This is a quality bulletin. Volvo Car USA LLC on behalf of Volvo Car Corporation, has decided to launch Service Action S29842 on certain model year 2015 ? 2016 XC60, S60, V60…
- 10146104Nov 4, 2017This is a quality bulletin. Volvo Car USA LLC on behalf of Volvo Car Corporation, has decided to launch Service Action S29842 on certain model year 2015 ? 2016 XC60, S60, V60…
- 10128162Oct 21, 2017This is a Technical Journal: Customer may experience a low oil level warning in DIM and /or oil leakage from the engine. The oil may leak due to a crack in the plug from the VVT…
Engine: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 50% |
| 2015 | 3 | 43% |
| 2013 | 2 | 25% |
| 2011 | 1 | 20% |
| 2010 | 3 | 11% |
| 2009 | 1 | 6% |
| 2008 | 2 | 8% |
| 2007 | 4 | 17% |
| 2005 | 2 | 13% |
| 2004 | 3 | 6% |
| 2002 | 3 | 7% |
| 2001 | 2 | 1% |
| 2000 | 3 | 1% |
| 1999 | 5 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2015 Volvo S80
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsLane departure
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2015 Volvo S80
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.
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