Vehicle statistics
Volvo 850
542 owner complaints (NHTSA, USA) + recalls with manufacturer remedies. Real numbers, not prose.
Worst year: 1996 · 175 complaints
Most reported problem areas: Service Brakes
Complaints by model year
Most reported problem areas
Recalls with manufacturer remedy (4)
1997 Seats (02V314000)
Dealers WILL Disconnect THE Existing Wires AND Install A NEW Electronic Thermostat AND Cable Harness. Owner Notification Began ON February 19, 2003. Owners WHO TAKE Their Vehicles TO AN Authorized Dealer ON AN Agreed UPON Service DATE AND DO NOT Receive THE FREE Remedy Within A Reasonable TIME Should Contact Volvo AT 1-800-458-1552.
1995 Engine And Engine Cooling (96E025000)
Dealers WILL Inspect THE Block Heater AND Secure THE Bolts USED TO Install THE Heater. IN SOME Cases, THE Surface Tolerances MAY BE SO Inappropriate THAT THE Heater Would NEED TO BE Replaced WITH A Heater OF A Modified Design.
1995 Fuel System, Gasoline (04V368000)
Volvo WILL Inspect THE FUEL TANK AND Replace IT IF ANY Evidence OF FUEL Seepage OR Leakage IS Found. ALL Vehicles WILL Receive NEW Reinforcement Bushings AT THE HEAT Shield Attachment Points TO Prevent Future Leaks. THIS Recall WILL BE Conducted AS A Safety Recall IN THE HOT Weather States OF Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, NEW Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, AND UTAH, AND AS A Service Recall IN
1994 Vehicle Speed Control (94V173000)
Dealers WILL Replace THE Throttle BODY, Throttle Cable, Charge AIR Cooler Piping AND Crankcase Ventilation Hoses.
CodMec cases on this model
No CodMec case on this model yet — statistics above are the starting point.
Open a case on this modelSource: NHTSA (US public domain data). CodMec cases: from the community.