2022 Volvo XC90

The federal dataset supplied covers only model years 2003 through 2015 — the entire first-generation XC90 run — so a strict year-over-year comparison for the 2022 second-generation model isn't possible from these numbers, but the generational arc is still informative. The first generation opened with a severe 2004 spike of 462 complaints and 6 recalls, then declined steadily to just 4 complaints by 2014 and zero in 2015, indicating Volvo substantially worked the bugs out of the original platform. The 2022 record breaks from that pattern: electrical system complaints lead with 7, followed by smaller clusters in the engine and fuel/propulsion system (2 each), with one fire complaint and no crash complaints — and notably, electrical issues were never a top complaint area in any of the 2003-2015 years shown, suggesting a newer-generation weak point tied to the vehicle's increasingly software-driven architecture rather than a carryover mechanical defect. The absence of crash complaints and the modest absolute volume of filings for a three-year-old luxury SUV both argue that 2022 sits in a relatively healthy portion of the XC90's reliability arc, though the electrical clustering is the one cluster worth probing on a pre-purchase inspection. The takeaway: 2022 looks like a defensible used buy, but insist on a dealer-level scan of all electronic modules and a battery/12V system health check before signing.