Driver assistance and automatic emergency braking Volvo: problems by model and engine

Documented faults, from most to least important

Severity × frequency. Below each one, the Volvo models it appears in.

- High severityFrequency: OccasionalVolvo S60 IIIRecall: automatic emergency braking (AEB) may not activateIn March 2020 Volvo recalled S60s and other models built between February 2019 and March 2020 because the automatic emergency braking (IntelliSafe) might not always activate. The correction is a software update (reference R29998; 56,385 vehicles in the UK).
- High severityFrequency: OccasionalVolvo V60 II2020 recall over obstacle detection by the automatic emergency braking (AEB)The fiches-auto.fr entry lists, among the V60 recalls (2018 onwards), one from March 2020 over obstacle detection (AEB). The entry gives only the title and date; we have not been able to consult the real scope.
- High severityFrequency: OccasionalVolvo V902020 recall for the obstacle detection of the automatic braking (AEB)Among the V90/S90 recalls since 2016, the fiches-auto.fr page records one from March 2020 for obstacle detection (AEB). The page only gives the title and the date; we have not been able to check the real scope.
- High severityFrequency: OccasionalVolvo XC60 IIAutomatic emergency braking (City Safety) could fail to activate when faced with an obstacleIn cars built between 2019 and March 2020, a software fault in the IntelliSafe system could prevent the automatic emergency braking (City Safety) from activating when faced with an obstacle. Volvo fixed it with a free software update; normal braking, applied by the driver, was not affected.Repair: €0
- High severityFrequency: OccasionalVolvo XC90 IIAutomatic emergency braking (City Safety) could fail to activate when faced with an obstacleIn cars built between 2019 and March 2020, a software fault in the IntelliSafe system could prevent the automatic emergency braking (City Safety) from activating when faced with an obstacle. In Germany this campaign reached around 58,600 cars; normal braking, applied by the driver, was not affected.Repair: €0

By Volvo model

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Frequently asked questions

What faults with driver assistance systems do Volvo cars have?

In 5 models from Volvo there are 5 documented faults with driver assistance systems. The most important: recall: automatic emergency braking (AEB) may not activate, 2020 recall over obstacle detection by the automatic emergency braking (AEB) and 2020 recall for the obstacle detection of the automatic braking (AEB). Each fault has its own page with the affected years and versions, the symptoms and the repair cost.

Which Volvo models have the most problems with driver assistance systems?

Volvo XC90 II (1 fault), Volvo V90 (1 fault), Volvo XC60 II (1 fault) and Volvo S60 III (1 fault).