Volvo 940 1996 reliability and quality

Production year from 1996 to 1997

Unfortunately, the most recent inspection data for this Volvo 940 is more than 10 years old, but at that time reliability was good.

During regular inspections from 2004 to 2007 in average failures were found for approximately only 14.9 percents of Volvo 940.
The most recent data available is for 2007, when the average defect rate for a 12-year-old Volvo 940 was 18.2 percent, the average for a car that age was 26.3 percent. So in terms of reliability, Volvo 940 has performed very well, or more reliable than 85% of the other cars tested.

Year of inspection Age of car Failures found %
/ average for same age cars
Place in rating
Volvo 940 1997
2006 9 years 16.9% / 22.70% 18. from 78
2005 8 years 11.4% / 17.00% 19. from 87
2004 7 years 11.0% / 16.70% 21. from 85
Volvo 940 1996
2007 11 years 18.2% / 26.30% 8. from 57
2006 10 years 16.9% / 22.70% 18. from 78
2005 9 years 16.8% / 22.40% 13. from 70
2004 8 years 11.0% / 16.70% 21. from 85