2015 Volvo V60 Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 11about this part
- Share
- 52%of 21 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 33,100miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the engine of the 2015 Volvo V60, 52% of the 21 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 33,100 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.
“The car, 2015 Volvo V60, began shutting off its motor when I came to a stop or when I put it in park and a few times when I came to a hard stop. This would require my putting the car in park, if not already, pressing the break pedal and pushing the start button. During these times, the steering wheel would lock up as it should if a driver purposely turned their car off. The symptom would happen intermittently. I left my car for a week with the local Volvo dealer hoping this sporadic problem would be successfully diagnosed. A service department tech drove my car for the week. …”
NHTSA complaint #10810179, filed 2015-12, 10,800 miles“Engine check light came on, engine power fell off, notification to dealer sent by computer. Brought car into dealer, left for inspection. Informed sparkplug tip was ingested by engine. Boroscope revealed spark plug was missing tip.engine had low pressure in cylinder 30 vs 180. Volvo warranty was in force. Mileage 21325 miles at time of event was traveling on freeway and was experiencing difficulty in maintaining speed currently have been unable to get clear plan of repair or replacement from dealer due to Volvo need to inspect engine being delayed..”
NHTSA complaint #11138880, filed 2018-10, 21,315 miles“Car experiences predetonation/preignition of the spark plugs. This causes the timing to be retarded, causing a very dangerous lack of power, I have taken the car in 7x for resolution, they have rebuilt the engine, issue is reoccurring. Volvo cars of na is doing nothing to resolve the issue. There are multiple reports of this issue on the internet (sweedespeed ethusiast forum) as well as many other examples of this yet, once again, Volvo cars na is refusing to address or resolve this issue resulting in a danger to the american public. …”
NHTSA complaint #10995216, filed 2017-06, 33,100 miles“My Volvo has a known by Volvo defect of consuming too much oil resulting in me needing to top off oil roughly every 6 weeks. Volvo will not cover the repairs in full, I believe this is a safety issue as it could result in a catastrophic failure.”
NHTSA complaint #11601553, filed 2024-07“This car has an oil consumption problem but Volvo advises it will not repair. Other, similar models have similar oil consumption problems that are the subject of recall. This was also subject of class action lawsuit We have had to spend hundreds out of pocket to repair. Why isn't this model year in the recall? Other years - same engine - before and after this are subject of recall?”
NHTSA complaint #11541911, filed 2023-08Related service bulletins
- 11032678Apr 23, 2026This is a Technical Journal: Text plus 2 PDFs and 1 .PNG Oil Consumption test. Perform the test. Follow service procedure Description and Service sections updated to clarify…
- 10172470Feb 12, 2020This is a Technical Journal: High oil consumption. Engine 61
- 10171688Jan 28, 2020This is a Technical Journal: 4 Cylinder VEP engine: Castrol Edge Professional V 0W-20 Synthetic oil.
- 10161744May 1, 2019This is a Technical Journal: High oil consumption. Engine 61
- 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…
- 10146443Nov 22, 2017VOLVO CAR SERVICE AND PARTS BUSINESS Technical Journal TITLE : Drive - E : Low oil level message in Driver Information Module ( DIM ) REF NO : ISSUING DEPARTMENT : CAR MARKET…
- 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…
Engine: other model years
Other parts of the 2015 Volvo V60
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2015 Volvo V60
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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