2018 Volvo XC60 electrical system problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2018 Volvo XC60 — 31% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Water leaking from the windshield seal (possibly the moonroof) gets into electronics under the dash and causes the transmission to stop working properly and also causes the engine to just stop completely. It happened 4 years ago and Volvo replaced a module but it happened again a week ago.”
filed Dec 31, 2025
“My air conditioning system failed. The entire dashboard and front seats had to be removed. This included having to replace the A/C evaporator, evacuated A/C refrigerant system, removed center console, removed dshboard and all related components, removed and replaced evaporator, adapter for…”
filed Jan 14, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Software installed in the Vehicle Connectivity Module (VCM) may have an error causing the…Campaign 18V800000 · Nov 13, 2018
Electrical System problems in other XC60 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 XC60 | 10 | 30% |
| 2024 XC60 | 7 | 30% |
| 2023 XC60 | 19 | 37% |
| 2022 XC60 | 33 | 45% |
| 2021 XC60 | 13 | 28% |
| 2020 XC60 | 8 | 36% |
| 2019 XC60 | 12 | 33% |
| 2016 XC60 | 3 | 8% |
| 2015 XC60 | 11 | 23% |
| 2013 XC60 | 9 | 14% |
| 2012 XC60 | 4 | 9% |
| 2011 XC60 | 6 | 17% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2018 Volvo XC60
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.