Volvo Car Group Reviews 

Ongoing battery issues on our model , little to no contact from Volvo - absolutely disgusting service from a trusted brand really let themselves down on this one.

We’ve had a fantastic experience with Volvo! The process was seamless, and we are absolutely loving our new car. A special shout-out to Reece, who was brilliant to work with and made everything so easy. Highly recommend!"

Parents bought an EX30 and have been told coming up to 4 months not to charge the car above 70% due to risk of fire we have given them a third of a year to come up with a resolve we have asked for a full refund replace the car all been rejected. We have been miss sold the car quoted range at point of sale 290 ISH, Ok real range less than that but then to reduce it by 30% gives 87 miles less we went for the long range for a reason Volvo have now made the car we paid a premium for worse that the lower model. It has been miss sold falsely advertised we can say this as 4 months is classed as a reasonable amount of time dto resolve the issue. We have no resolve and no light at the end of the tunnel

Wow. The new Ux is a disaster. It's a mess. They traded one terrible Ux for another terrible Ux. It's NOT intuitive, NOT any safer, and I lose important screen space. What the heck were they thinking? I was about to lease another XC60, and now I'll look elsewhere.

Very poor experience with the Derby Volvo dealership. Took a test drive on 28th Feb and placed a fully refundable £500 deposit on a car. I decided not to go ahead with the purchase and advised the dealership on 2nd March. It is now 31st March and I have still not had the £500 deposit refunded. This should take no more than 8 to 10 days at most. I have contacted them twice and will now have to resort to contacting my Credit card company to claim the money back.

Volvo do not take significant (potentially fatal/disabling) safety issues seriously. For this reason alone, I would not purchase a Volvo again as I do not have confidence in the safety of their vehicles.

My 2020 Volvo XC40 developed a fault in November 2025, where the only symptom was the smell of fuel coming from the front of the car. I took my car to a local independent reputable garage where they diagnosed the fault as a fuel line crack, where petrol was leaking on the underside of the car, near to where the exhaust is - posing serious risk of combustion. The reputable garage I went to advised that this was a manufacturing fault due to the bracket within that area not having a rubber grommet (since new) and therefore slowly rubbing away at the fuel line over time, resulting in eventual crack and the issue I encountered.

Prior to repair, I discussed the problem with my local Volvo garage who were unhelpful/uninterested, so I contacted Volvo UK for further advice. They too were not interested in investigating the issue, stating irrelevant reasons such as the car is out of warranty (a less than 6 year old car should not be at risk of spontaneous combustion due to manufacturing fault) and hasn’t been serviced by Volvo (not mandatory under European Block Exemption Rules and unserviceable part affected).

Following this, prior to repair, I took detailed videos and photographs of the fault which I sent to Volvo UK in an official complaint email / form (containing detailed descriptions). In addition, I kept the defective part in my garage (which still, is in my garage un-inspected), expecting that they would want to inspect the part (which ended up not the case). Also of note, the replacement part fitted to my car (ordered through Volvo), is exactly the same (with no rubber grommet), so I expect the issue will recur unless action is taken by Volvo.

Following completion of detailed forms and emails by myself, I received a generic response from Volvo simply rejecting to reimburse the cost of repair / to investigate the fault. The response/s did not address any of the points I had made or questions I posed - simple generic rejection with no explanation, other than to escalate to the ombudsman. I later found, following contacting the ombudsman as advised that they are unable to help with cars outside the manufacturer warranty. The ombudsman admitted that manufactures do this, knowing full well escalation to the ombudsman will be pointless.

After 6 months of emails, phone calls and completing forms I’ve given up trying to get my money back for the repair and for Volvo to investigate the fault. However, I’ve written this review to highlight that Volvo do not take safety seriously as advertising would have you believe. They have failed to investigate a serious manufacturing defect, which potentially could have had a fatal/disabling outcome for me but also others in the future. I understand this is not an active recall (on the petrol version) but by not taking incidents such as this seriously, defects will be missed and lives put at risk.

Got a brand new Volvo and within 3 weeks it had to go back to repair IHU which I was told would take 4 weeks due to backlog. I was due a courtesy car but it has been a nightmare trying to get the hire vehicle. Volvo doesn’t care about it’s customers

Very disappointing experience with Volvo Car UK customer support.

I raised a serious complaint regarding an authorised Volvo dealership (Stoneacre Volvo Lincoln) after discovering that parts invoiced as replaced during a service had not actually been replaced. The dealership provided conflicting explanations and only partially acknowledged the issue after repeated escalation.

Given the seriousness of the situation, I contacted Volvo Car UK expecting proper oversight and support. However, despite reviewing the case, Volvo declined to take responsibility and simply redirected the complaint back to the dealership.

This response is extremely concerning. Authorised dealerships represent the Volvo brand, and customers reasonably expect a certain standard of service, transparency, and accountability. In this case, that expectation was not met.

As a result, I have had to escalate the matter to the Motor Ombudsman.

Very disappointing handling of a serious issue. I expected significantly better support and accountability from Volvo.

Not surprised to learn Volvo are now near the bottom of the reliability tables. My two year old XC40 EV was great until it went in for it’s first service then after about a week gremlins got into the infotainment system which effected charging. After five weeks being repaired I’ve had the car back for ten days and now have a message on the display Ecall Service failure. All trust lost.

Volvo Crawley / very poor service! New upgrade 5:05.5 around but have been unable to install. Tried numerous times. Four unanswered
calls later (to Dealership) got through on 5 th attempt. Left message for a call back. Three HOURS later still no call. Had to visit the Dealership. No Reception staff - bell rang 4 times! Eventually someone surfaced & car having to be booked in for upgrade.

Excellent service from Volvo Stockport Josh was was excellent in helping with a new vehicle

On October 1st 2025, the technician troubleshooting my cars issue informed me that the part needed to fix my car must be ordered (paid for in advance). It's been 24 weeks and Volvo has yet to deliver the part. Additionally, Volvo Sweden refuses to communicate with the repair shop in the USA. How long would you be okay with having a car in the shop?

Horrible Customer Service

Clearly, they are short on staff. My XC40 car parking brakes stopped working which is an emergency and my car is in warranty and these people are saying they can fix it after 1.5 months. They either do not pick up the phone at all to book the service or if they do they do not have staff to work on it. And it is not one off, it is a pattern.
It is same pattern at every service centre here in Sydney. Volvo five dock/rushcutter bay service centre is very poorly managed.
If someone ask me for the feedback for Volvo my straight answer will be no, just because of extremely poor service.

I purchased my XC60 T8 trusting the reliability of the Volvo brand. However, my vehicle (booking date: 03.02.2026) has been in the Volvo West London for five weeks, and no repair work has even started.

I contacted Volvo Cars UK customer services regarding this issue. The response I received was quite shocking. I was told that Volvo West London, although operating under the Volvo name, is an independent company, and therefore Volvo UK has no authority to intervene in this matter. I was advised to resolve the issue directly with the customer service or complaints department of Volvo West London.

If resolving the problem with them had been possible, why would I feel compelled to contact Volvo UK in the first place?

If I could give no stars I would, this will be my last Volvo purchase the customer service & servicing is sub standard. Trying to get through on the phone is a chore too. Tried to book a slot a month before my annual car service + MOT was due @ Derby Volvo but they could only give me an appt 4 days before the MOT expired which I wasn't happy about, however it has revealed just how bad they are. Two weeks before the service appt I was informed our stepson's wife's funeral 130 miles away would be on that day (a Thursday) so I immediately called to change my booking and was told as it was a minor service they could do it on the Saturday morning. But on the Tuesday before I received a text reminder for my original appt so called to ask what was going on? Was told there was no record of my new appt it wasn't on their system and the 1st available appt was in 4 wks! My car had only done 4000 miles since previous service/MOT so decided to (well no other option really) to get a MOT done whilst in Darlington & managed to get booked in on the Friday thinking it should breeze through. How wrong was I! It failed the MOT, both rear brake pads were illegal and we received an advisory not to drive it until resolved. The fronts were not much better + all brake discs needed replacing and the corrosion on two of them was horrendous. We had driven unknowingly all that way with dangerous brakes! How could that happen in a year/4000 miles? We weren't advised they were getting low at the previous service & would soon need replacing. Managed to get repairs done next day (Saturday) but couldn't get another MOT even though Kwik fit was brilliant they tried everywhere for us. They also told us some dealer garages don't bother removing any wheels to check them when servicing! We couldn't stay any longer & had to drive back wondering if we'd be stopped as we had no valid MOT on the vehicle although we had proof the repairs were completed but it's still a grey area. Car is now parked up awaiting another MOT on Monday. I might add that two years ago when the car was serviced at Derby Volvo it was damaged by whomever washed it on the front bumper which they did resolve but we had it redone properly last year! Once my service plan expires I'm done with this garage & will return to my local trusted mechanic!!!!

I lease a Volvo EX30 electric car. It's a great car, Unfortunately the customer service support from Volvo is appalling. It demonstrates the absolute worst in faceless thoughtless computer-driven evasion of their duty of care to their customers.
Today I got a message from them saying that I needed to log intothe Volvo app. I tried, but it rejected my pasword and login repeatedly (I keep a file of these so I know they were correct). When I tried to change them I got stuck in a loop and was given 5 tries before being blocked. So I tried to contact Volvo by other means. I tried their UK phone number, chat service and Whastapp service - all were disconnected. So I went online and found a site which would apparently connect to them for £1 fee. But when I was asked to approve the transaction is was £35. Monthly. In perpituity. I called the lease company (Tusker) and asked them if they could let Volvo know of my problem. They said they could not do that.
I wouldscore their performance at 0 but your site doesnt allow it. Definitely looking to exchange my car ASAP for one from a company that can be bothered to talk to its customers. I strongly advise others to avoid Volvo like the plague

I am extremely disappointed with my recent experience with Volvo.

One week ago, I purchased the OTA Pilot Assist feature through the official Volvo mobile app and paid £499 in full. The payment was taken immediately, but the feature is still not available in my vehicle and cannot be installed.

After contacting customer support, I was told that there may be a future software update for my car, and only after that update will Pilot Assist possibly become available. However, no one can provide a clear timeframe — not a day, not a week, not even an estimated month. I have essentially paid £499 for a product that I cannot use, with no clear delivery date.

What makes this worse is being advised to contact Volvo retailers, who charge for appointments and often have waiting times of one to two months. This is unreasonable, especially considering I purchased the feature directly from Volvo through their official app.

I expected much better service from a premium brand. Charging customers upfront for a digital product that cannot be delivered immediately — without transparency about availability — is unacceptable.

Very disappointing experience.

Think very carefully about buying a Volvo..terrible customer care when something goes wrong. It comes with Volvo assistance recovery who are basically Alliance insurance..nothing to do with Volvo. My branch said they caused an electrical fault when they towed my car there and refused to fix it..for 4 weeks of stress and inconvenience while they waited on Alliance to approve the repair.. Customer service absolutely useless…you are at the mercy of Alliance…who also dented my car on recovery

I really want to make sure people are aware of the bad services I got from Volvo. I keep getting a fault notification from the car despite it being a brand-new one.
They have bad communication and they don’t know about each other. They don’t stick to their words.
Their partner companies are worse at providing courtesy cars and they don’t follow up on things.
I bought a brand new EX90, and I already had two faults, and they told me it is a call-out issue, and they know about it.
I can’t get hold of anyone, and when I do, they pass me from one to another.
They take ages to fix anything.
I will replace the car because it keep failing me.
I am so upset with them, and I will never buy another Volvo.

We've always had Volvo's not anymore.

We've had an electric XC40 for the last 3 years. It's done less than 10000 miles, bearly any miles at all and the Steering Wheel Locking Module has failed on it. Leaving us stranded at the weekend through no fault of our own.

Volvo have collected the car and not given us any update on what's happening with it. They're supposed to provide us a courtesy car within 4 hours of it arriving at a garage according to their SLAs. They have not. I've consistently been advised by people at both the Volvo garage and Volvo Assistance that they would call me back to sort this and let us know what's going on. Nothing, just lies and empty promises. We have people that depend on us and we need a car and nobody seems to care.

I've been advised someone will call back in 2 hours after having previously being told someone would call back within half an hour twice to sort the courtesy car and absolutely nothing. This will put us at 7pm tonight and over 7 hours since the car arrived at the garage and definitely won't be getting a back up mode of transport tonight.

We will never buy another Volvo, shoddy engineering, terrible customer service and words that aren't worth the breath they are spoken with from a company full of unhelpful and outright rude liars.