The Lemon Index$14,500 middle bill · most between $12,200 and $15,000
Higher than the $8,000 middle bill owners of all 168 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 67,000 miles (5 reports).
Volvo XC90 owners reported paying a median of $14,500 for a engine replacement, with the middle half of bills between $12,200 and $15,000. That's from 6 owner reports (6 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0000%
- $1,000–$2,5000%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up100%
Share of the 6 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2005 Volvo XC905$15,000 middle bill
- 2016 Volvo XC901too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
How often owners report the failure
- 2005 Volvo XC9019 complaints name it9% of that year's complaints
- 2016 Volvo XC9010 complaints name it5% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a engine failure. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Keep going
- Volvo XC90 reliability by year
- Engine replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Volvo XC90 owners reported
Transmission replacement (16) · Fuel pump replacement (7)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11746768, 10505600, 10438548, 10404373, 10400868, 10324165.
Quick answers
How much does engine replacement cost on a Volvo XC90?
Volvo XC90 owners reported a median of $14,500, and the middle half paid $12,200 to $15,000, from 6 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Volvo XC90 engine replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Volvo XC90 middle bill of $14,500 is higher than the $8,000 owners of all 168 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Volvo XC90 repair costs come from?
From 6 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Volvo XC90 years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2005 (19), 2016 (10) Volvo XC90 named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.