2017 Volvo XC60 vs 2018 Volvo XC60
Two adjacent model years of the Volvo XC60, side by side. Every figure is a raw NHTSA/EPA count — not normalized by how many were sold.
Side by side: 2017 XC60 has fewer recorded recall campaigns (4 vs 5), and 2018 XC60 has fewer recorded owner complaints (0 vs 14). 2018 XC60 carries more NHTSA investigations (1 vs 0). Only 2017 XC60 has NHTSA crash ratings, and neither has EPA fuel-economy data in our dataset.
| Metric | 2017 Volvo XC60 | 2018 Volvo XC60 |
|---|---|---|
| Recall campaigns | 4 | 5 |
| Owner complaints | 14 | 0 |
| NHTSA investigations | 0 | 1 |
| NHTSA crash rating | Rated by NHTSA | Not rated |
| EPA fuel economy | — | — |
Where these two actually differ
2017 Volvo XC60 carries 1 fewer recall campaign (4 against 5). Every campaign listed is repaired free by a dealer regardless of which side it falls on, so this gap matters most if the specific car you are looking at still has work outstanding.
2017 Volvo XC60 has drawn 14 more owner complaints (14 against 0). Complaints are self-reported to NHTSA and scale with how many were sold, so treat the pattern of what owners report as more informative than the total.
Only 2017 Volvo XC60 has been crash-tested by NHTSA. The other has no published NCAP result, which is an absence of data rather than a poor one, and means the two cannot be compared on crash performance at all.
Counts are raw NHTSA and EPA totals for each model year. They are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle were sold, so a high-volume model will tend to show more of everything — a larger complaint count is not by itself evidence of a worse car. Use the per-vehicle reports for the underlying records.
How to read this
- A green check marks the lower raw count — fewer recorded issues, not a declared winner.
- Complaint totals are not normalized by vehicle population; a big-seller shows more of everything.
- Where a rating or EPA record is absent, that is missing data — not evidence of safety.