Selling a junk Volvo S60
Any S60 sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Volvo S60
NHTSA has 1,651 owner complaints on file for the Volvo S60, model years 2000 to 2022, the 213th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are fuel system (249, 15%), electrical system (220, 13%), engine (194, 12%). 92 complaints involved a crash, 35 a fire, and 52 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 76,000 miles. The 2001 model year has the most complaints (262). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is fuel system, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to selling a car that doesn't run: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Volvo S60 by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | Steering | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 262 | Fuel system | 6 | 6 | 9 | 81,936 |
| 2002 | 248 | Fuel system | 4 | 4 | 9 | 98,500 |
| 2003 | 168 | Electrical system | 1 | 1 | 7 | 94,000 |
| 2004 | 262 | Engine and cooling | 22 | 15 | 6 | 83,674 |
| 2005 | 57 | Fuel system | 0 | 0 | 4 | 67,728 |
| 2006 | 42 | Engine | 1 | 1 | 4 | 72,702 |
| 2007 | 34 | Electrical system | 4 | 3 | 2 | 56,917 |
| 2008 | 14 | Speed control | 6 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2009 | 9 | Air bags | 1 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2011 | 5 | Engine and cooling | 2 | 0 | 6 | — |
| 2012 | 167 | Engine | 17 | 0 | 8 | 75,000 |
| 2013 | 106 | Engine | 11 | 1 | 4 | 50,850 |
| 2014 | 35 | Engine | 2 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2015 | 82 | Engine | 5 | 2 | 2 | 52,000 |
| 2016 | 34 | Engine | 3 | 0 | 4 | 30,429 |
| 2017 | 19 | Other | 2 | 0 | 5 | — |
| 2018 | 5 | Brakes | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2019 | 34 | Electrical system | 3 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 2020 | 25 | Brakes | 2 | 0 | 4 | — |
| 2021 | 14 | Electrical system | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2022 | 28 | Driver assistance | 0 | 0 | 4 | — |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Volvo S60 recalls
NHTSA lists 37 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for air bags (6), equipment (6), engine and cooling (5). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2020 model year, electrical system (campaign 25V179000, Mar 2025): Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2020-2021 S90, 2020-2022 S60, V60, XC60, XC90, and 2022 V90 plug-in hybrid vehicles. The high-voltage battery may experience a short circuit within the battery module w…
- 2019 model year, air bags (campaign 23V780000, Nov 2023): Volvo Car USA, LLC. (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2019-2024 S60 vehicles. The passenger air bag may not be secured properly, which can cause the air bag to deploy improperly.
- 2022 model year, engine and cooling (campaign 22V793000, Oct 2022): Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2022-2023 S60, V60, S90L, XC60, and XC90 vehicles. An electronic control module (ECM) software error may prevent the combustion engine from starting, causing a loss of …
- 2001 model year, air bags (campaign 21V766000, Sep 2021): Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2001-2006 S80 and 2001-2009 S60 vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure …
- 2021 model year, seat belts (campaign 21V682000, Sep 2021): Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2021 XC40, XC 40 Recharge, V60CC, V90, V90CC, XC90, and 2021-2022 V60, XC60, S60 vehicles. The seat belt automatic locking retractors may deactivate early, which can pr…
What a Volvo S60 is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk S60 on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Volvo S60 worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same S60 gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Volvo S60 that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Volvo S60?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Volvo S60 numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.