2021 Volvo XC90 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 3%of 40 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2021 Volvo XC90, 3% of the 40 complaints for this model year. 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.
“Unintentional acceleration.First, I was in line at car wash proceeding slowly ahead as directed in line. Foot on accelerator lightly moving, when car surged rapidly hitting back end of Tesla about 6-8 ft ahead (2/26/26 12:30pm) Impact strong enough to push Tesla into truck hitch damaging it front of it as well. Applied brake, but impact was too rapid. Second incident with my Volvo was a month later(3/22/26 about 10:30 am) and my husband was driving. . Made right turn on green light and started to accelerate when it revived and surged forward until applied brake. Dealer could not replicate. …”
NHTSA complaint #11728623, filed 2026-04Related service bulletins
- 10234782Feb 2, 2023Unnecessary Replacements of BEV and PHEV Charging Cables
Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 3% |
| 2023 | 2 | 5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 3% |
| 2020 | 4 | 12% |
| 2018 | 1 | 2% |
| 2017 | 5 | 6% |
| 2016 | 11 | 6% |
| 2011 | 1 | 5% |
| 2009 | 1 | 14% |
| 2008 | 1 | 3% |
| 2006 | 1 | 2% |
| 2005 | 4 | 2% |
| 2004 | 17 | 4% |
| 2003 | 2 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2021 Volvo XC90
13 complaintsEngine
8 complaintsOther or unknown
8 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsFuel system
5 complaintsForward collision avoidance
3 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2021 Volvo XC90
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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