2015 Volvo XC60 engine problems

12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2015 Volvo XC60 — 26% of all complaints for this model year.

Engine complaints

26%

share of all complaints

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median reported incident mileage

0 / 1

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“Engine blew up while my daughter was driving due to excessive oil consumption. Issue known by Volvo but we bought the car in 2023 and the 8year warranty recall was just about to expire and we knew nothing about it. Very dangerous”
filed Jul 17, 2026
“Component/System that failed: The engine (T5 Drive-E) experienced sudden loss of propulsion and entered reduced engine performance mode. The vehicle is currently available for inspection and was towed to an authorized Volvo dealer following the incident. How safety was put at risk: On July 3, 2025…”
filed Jan 5, 2026
“02/15/2025 I received a letter for oil consumption recall that was dated on 02/03/2023. Appointment was made same day I received the letter on 02/15/2023 and appointment couldnt be set sooner then 02/23/2023 which is the date the Oil consumption was done at Volvo of Bellevue. They changed the oil and sealed it and had…”
filed Jul 28, 2025

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

This is a Technical Journal: Text plus 2 PDFs and 1 .PNG Oil Consumption test. Perform the test. Follow service procedure Description and Service sections updated to clarify that vehicle reports are not…
35526.1.8 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Apr 23, 2026