Their reliability is comparatively low. When they need repairs, it is a lot more expensive than standard brands. And their reputation for "safety" is a holdover from the 1970s and early 1980s when they pioneered a few things like airbags and ABS.

These days, all cars have very similar safety features.

Other than that, I think they're the best looking cars out there, but I wouldn't buy one because I need 250k miles of mostly trouble-free driving, and I can't statistically expect that from Volvo.

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Anonymous wrote:Expensive repairs? Why are they lower down the list in terms of reliability? My understanding is that Volvo has always had pretty good reputation for safety though, correct? What else is 'bad' about Volvo? Handling, design, bang per buck?

My one friend is a hardcore Volvo fan and swears by them. He is still driving his 2001 s40, I'll give him that.

I had a 2006 Volvo V70 once that the engine seized at 155,000 miles.
It had plenty of oil and was serviced regularly.
Engine replacement (from junk yard) was going to run close to 9K.
I will never buy another Volvo.

Very old car with high mileage breaks down. Shocker.

155K isn't high mileage. And the poster didn't say how old the car was when it happened. This lines up with the other posters comments about the years when Volvo was owned by Ford.
I've been impressed when riding in my friend's Volvo, not sure the model but it's only a couple of years old, one of the smaller sporty models. We were sitting in it watching our kids play soccer on a freezing windy day and stayed warm in her car the entire time without having to turn the car on - I would have needed to run the heater in my Toyota to stay warm on a day like that.

I am on my third Volvo and I really love them. Between my 2nd and third one I bought a Subaru and it just wasn't the same.

They are really comfortable, drive well, super safe and I did not find repairs worse than other cars we have had.

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Anonymous wrote:Be aware that they are now Chinese owned. This may or may not be a negative for you.

America is Chinese owned. What else is new?

What a shameful truth, people. Most of you don’t even know what’s coming.

Ok Chairman Xi

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Anonymous wrote:Be aware that they are now Chinese owned. This may or may not be a negative for you.

America is Chinese owned. What else is new?

What a shameful truth, people. Most of you don’t even know what’s coming.

My parents are volvo loyalists and if seems like they get a disproportionately high number of electrical problems. And each one is $1500 to fix. Examples: the tire pressure light is on even though no low tire pressure, abs brake light on even though abs system is working; engine error lights; etc

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Anonymous wrote:Expensive repairs? Why are they lower down the list in terms of reliability? My understanding is that Volvo has always had pretty good reputation for safety though, correct? What else is 'bad' about Volvo? Handling, design, bang per buck?

My one friend is a hardcore Volvo fan and swears by them. He is still driving his 2001 s40, I'll give him that.

I had a 2006 Volvo V70 once that the engine seized at 155,000 miles.
It had plenty of oil and was serviced regularly.
Engine replacement (from junk yard) was going to run close to 9K.
I will never buy another Volvo.

Very old car with high mileage breaks down. Shocker.

155K is not high mileage for other cars.

I converted from Lexus and other more expensive Luxury cars/SUVS (MB/Bentley)
Got a 2021 XC90 through Care by Volvo, loved it.
Currently have that and now an XC90 Hybrid, loving the hybrid so far.
Looked at the New Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, X7, etc. just couldn't justify the extra costs for the technology that comes standard with the volvo.

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Anonymous wrote:Expensive repairs? Why are they lower down the list in terms of reliability? My understanding is that Volvo has always had pretty good reputation for safety though, correct? What else is 'bad' about Volvo? Handling, design, bang per buck?

My one friend is a hardcore Volvo fan and swears by them. He is still driving his 2001 s40, I'll give him that.

I had a 2006 Volvo V70 once that the engine seized at 155,000 miles.
It had plenty of oil and was serviced regularly.
Engine replacement (from junk yard) was going to run close to 9K.
I will never buy another Volvo.

Very old car with high mileage breaks down. Shocker.

A Toyota is only just broken in at that mileage

Anonymous wrote:I have Xc 40 2023 and I love it!

+1

I’ve had 2016 and 2019 XC90s and a 2021 XC60 hybrid. I prefer the XC90s but literally zero issues with any of them and they go in for a service once a year.