The Volvo XC90 - The common issues and should you buy one used? | ReDriven used car review

Have owned one of each generation long term, never had an issue. A couple of recalls that were communicated early and fixed at service. Great cars.

I have this weird fantasy of owning one of these one day and reversing at the pick up parking at Ikea and loading the boot with cupboards and chairs that I bought.

Traditional Swedish music. Spot on

Puts the credit card back in the pocket … walks slowly away from the counter

"...it might look fabulous on the outside like some of my exes, inside there are some issues going on." I felt that.

That’s exactly the reason why I waited for 8 years before I finally bought one - brand new. Fingers crossed all major issues are address by Volvo by now.

Adam likes Volvos and therefore is a man of culture! Amazingly stylish and comfortable seems to be the theme for Volvos. I've had an NA 850 and Mk1 S40 years ago, and they were lovely but had a list of issues (electricals, engine). That said, though, these newer cars are on another level of hell. I may say this as a Volvo fan, but if they made more reliable cars, they'd be the best carmaker out there.

27min run time, basically Jim needs his own youtube channel as supporting information 😅

I've never seen one in that blue before - that is stunning. I had a Volvo V70 wagon many moons ago - I bought it used and well past its prime but I loved it, but as it aged, parts were horrendously expensive and i regretted not buying something Japanese

got a 2016 XC90 D5 inscription, the few years that I had it, warranty paid out almost half value of the cars in repairs...... unbelievable unreliable..... I love it when its working though. Going to drive it until its dead.... which could be any day now.... sitting at 178k km right now.

Love this car, but I had to make sure I sell it before the warranty runs out. For the 54 months I had it, it had the following replaced under warranty: 1. Steering wheel electronic 2. Oxygen sensor 3. Engine mount 4. Seat heater 5. Rear cup holder And the following considered consumables: 1. One set of front brake pads and discs 2. Two sets of rear brake pads and discs 3. Both batteries I might also add that the stop start never worked well for me which forces me to stop quite abruptly so the engine doesn’t come back to life again. The suspension roughness mentioned in this video is also accurate. But both of these issues appear to have been rectified in later revision when I drove a MY19 loaner with larger wheels.

Love the look of these but the older ones are the ones to get for reliability… I’ve had two old school 1990s 5 cylinders are they were bulletproof (still have one and it’s been brilliant and way more reliable than my dads new Merc) - new ones with all the complexity scare me 😅

10 years ago, if you said the benchmark for ride and handling are Kia and Hyundai… people would have laughed at you. How times change.

finally you guys are reviewing some of the volvo Linups . . . Pleease also review the xc60 . . . ive been looking to get one but everyone says noooooooooooooooo.... and this is the only channel that might give an honest unselfish answer

You got my attention with the Tomas Hake-esk poly drumming 🤘 I also grew up in Umeå and we all lugged around our music equipment in 145 or 245 Volvos. I know exactly what you are saying about the brand and more over owning a XC90, nice but risky sometimes. They are very nice work horses with the best comfort out there. Buy a nice 240 station wagon instead, and the money you save you can buy a nice kick drum pedal. Just saying......... This is the best car review channel, got everything! Cheers

I have had three of the second generation models (a D5 and two T8s). During the first 3 years of production they had a few issues (oil leaks, turbo and gearbox issues and a few others) but Volvo made a lot of minor updates to fix the reliability points so that by 2019 (MY 2020) onwards everything had been fixed (my first 2015 D5 had a couple of big issues - gearbox failure, air suspension issues). I currently have a MY2020 T8 Inscription Pro at the moment with a cream leather interior with matt wood trims, and it is wonderfully comfortable and has a very high quality feel and we have had no issues with it.

Great video full of awesome technical knowledge especially at the end. I didn’t know that many things could go wrong with the car.

The pre ford volvos where absolutely rock solid build and reliability. Some of the ford variety had some reliebility issues. But the new chinese Geely models aren't built to the same 25 year life cycle that the swedes try to achieve. If you get 20 years you'd be very lucky. God I miss my volvo seats.

Lol please keep making these vids not holding back on the comedy this was hilarious

I've just bought a 2017 D5 R-Design with Polestar myself for just over $50k from a dealership. 3 months in & extremely happy. The design has held up so well & given this will be the last XC90 generation it'll hold its value really well too I would bet. Its replacement, the EX90 doesn't arrive here until end of 2024 & that will likely be pushing $160k. Mine has almost every optional extra & it barely looks out of place compared to modern standards. There's not really anything it's missing both in creature comforts or safety tech. The B&W sound system is sublime FYI - make sure this was added if you're in the market for one. It's only got 20" wheels which to me look absolutely fine & I think we've gained some ride improvements because of that (we have the air suspension also). The only slight negative for me is that the engine noise of the D5 is noticeable as it's getting going if you push it between 0-40kmh. Other than that it's a completely serene highway cruiser, which around here is perfect for us. Torque band is perfect for this car & the polestar tuning really makes a difference. The other thing is the interior quality. I've driven this compared to the newer Volvos and can honestly say that the quality now, isn't what it used to be pre-2020. But test that out for yourself, I think you'll be surprised. It still feels like pretty much a new car, but it's also clearly been well looked after by its single previous owner. I think this is also key with these cars 2nd hand. Find a great example, that's been well looked after with regular services & your risk to reward ratio drastically improves. We also bought a 5 year Presidian warranty for it as the reviews we're really good so this give us some peace of mind - it's meant to replicate the factory warranty but I guess we'll cross that bridge if/when we get to it. All-in all, can see myself with this one for a long time.