2025 Volvo XC60 Forward collision avoidance Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 14%of 36 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2025 Volvo XC60, 14% of the 36 complaints for this model year. 3 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.
“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 impact was great enough to shove the car in front of her out into the open isle in front. Luckily, no body was hurt. This could have been a deadly disaster if there were pedestrian near by at the moment of impact. …”
NHTSA complaint #11754531, filed 2026-08“When arriving at the high school parking lot to pick our grandson up from band practice, we experienced Sudden Unintended Acceleration of our vehicle as we attempted to pull into a parking spot. This resulted in a collision with another vehicle that had backed into the parking space in front of us. That driver was inside her vehicle and claimed injuries. As you can imagine we were pulling into the space at a very slow rate of speed when all of a sudden the car lunged forward at a high rate of speed, jumped two parking lot cement barriers and slammed into the rear of her vehicle. …”
NHTSA complaint #11700555, filed 2025-11“What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? The specific component has not yet been identified. The issue involves unexplained water intrusion into the vehicle’s floor pan under normal operating conditions. The vehicle is available for inspection upon request. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? Water intrusion into the cabin creates potential safety risks, including exposure of electrical systems to moisture, possible corrosion of critical components, and degradation of interior air quality (e.g., mold). …”
NHTSA complaint #11729051, filed 2026-04Forward collision avoidance: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 14% |
| 2024 | 3 | 13% |
| 2023 | 9 | 17% |
| 2022 | 14 | 19% |
| 2021 | 6 | 12% |
| 2020 | 1 | 5% |
| 2019 | 3 | 8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 6% |
| 2015 | 2 | 4% |
| 2013 | 2 | 3% |
| 2010 | 1 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2025 Volvo XC60
12 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
8 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
8 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsLane departure
2 complaintsTires
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2025 Volvo XC60
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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