2014 Volvo S80 Owner Complaints

Complaint Summary
The 2014 Volvo S80 has 1 reported complaints.
- Top issues involve power train.
Reliability Score
Reliability Score
Based on 1 complaints
Most Frequent Issues
POWER TRAIN
1 100%
Quick Insights
The top category is POWER TRAIN, accounting for 100% of all complaints.
Owners have reported issues across 1 distinct vehicle systems.
Note: Complaint data reflects owner reports and may not always indicate a verified defect. Compare with Recalls and TSBs for a complete picture.
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What owners keep reporting on the 2014 Volvo S80
The 2014 Volvo S80 has 1 owner complaint in this dataset. POWER TRAIN is the most common complaint category, representing about 100% of the reports shown here.
Most common complaint categories
The top complaint groups for the 2014 Volvo S80 are POWER TRAIN (1).
Are these complaints a serious red flag?
The complaint pattern looks more scattered than concentrated in the highest-risk systems. That lowers urgency, but repeated narratives still deserve inspection before you buy.
What should buyers inspect on a used 2014 Volvo S80?
Start with the top complaint systems, compare them against the recall report, then inspect service records for evidence that those same areas were already repaired or monitored.
Detailed Complaint Log
Showing 1 of 1 systems
POWER TRAIN
1 Report100% of totalPreviewing the first 1 complaint summaries.
I ORDERED MY S80 FROM AUTONATION VOLVO IRVINE APRIL 23, 2013. IT WAS MANUFACTURED ON JULY 4, 2013 AND I ACCEPTED DELIVERY AT THE VOLVO FACILITY IN GOTHENBURG. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED THE AUTO TO VOLVO FOR SHIPMENT TO THE US. I RECEIVED THE CAR ON OCT 11. I TOOK THE CAR TO AUTONATION FOR SERVICE ON OCT 9, 2013, FEB 11, 2014, JULY 18, 2014, AUG 31, 2015, JUNE 9 AND JUNE JUNE 15, 2016. EACH TIME I TOLD THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE CAR HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OF THE TRANSMISSION SURGING WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT LOW SPEEDS SUCH AS WHEN STOPPING FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL.. ON JUNE 9 AND 15, 2016, I INFORMED THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR TO THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V317200 DATED JULY 06, 2012 FOR MODELS MANUFACTURED IN 2011. I WAS ALWAYS TOLD BY THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY 2014 AND THAT THEY FOUND NO INDICATION OF THE PROBLEM. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
6/15/2016
Data and Methodology
Scores are derived from NHTSA recalls and owner complaints, normalized by vehicle segment averages.
What are the most common owner complaints for the 2014 Volvo S80?
Are complaints about the 2014 Volvo S80 a serious warning sign?
How should buyers use complaint data for the 2014 Volvo S80?
Are complaints about the 2014 Volvo S80 severe?
Complaint list entries are sourced from owner-submitted NHTSA ODI records.
Volvo S80: How should complaint data influence buying decisions?
Carfocal links complaint data directly to recall and maintenance routes for the same model year.
- Complaint entries
- 1
- Top-topic view
- 1 grouped topics shown
- Primary source
- NHTSA ODI owner complaint records
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