2006 Volvo V50 Consumer Reviews

4 Years of Monthly Warranty Repairs

Written by: Renee on 10/06/2009

Vehicle

2006 Volvo V50 T5 4dr Wagon AWD (2.5L 5cyl Turbo 6M)

Review

I have owned this vehicle just under 4 yrs. Beginning around 10k miles started having issues. Door locks worked intermittently, small stones would get caught in the rotors,making an awful metal on metal sound, the battery died/car needed towed to dealer at 25k miles, door locks worked sometimes, other times got locked in and had to crawl across passenger seat to get out, a piece of the roof rack would fall off during car washes, and the gas gasket went. Many of things were unable to be fixed and needed multiple service appts. This was my first and probably last Volvo. I just traded this in for a new Honda, mostly due to the reliability. But I'll miss driving this. It was a blast to drive.

Favorite Features

Tight steering, good road feel, seems to hug the road. Quick and responsive. Just fun to drive. Flies up hills.

Suggested Improvements

Needs to be more reliable, period. Brakes could be a little more sensitive. More internal storage.

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Beautiful Car...Improve Reliability

Written by: Beautiful Car on 08/20/2008

Vehicle

2006 Volvo V50 2.4i 4dr Wagon (2.4L 5cyl 5A)

Review

I have had the car about 1 year. It is a beautiful car in Passion Red and well equipped. It is fun to drive with plenty of power, excellent handling, comfortable ride and is quiet. The biggest issue is an intermittent electrical problem. It has been in for repair over 4 times for more than 20 days with issues with the airbag sensor, door locks, windows, A/C, etc. We have another Volvo (2006 S40 T5) that has been problem free. We've also owned a Volvo XC90 (2004) that was very reliable. We will continue to own Volvos as we like the cars but this particular car (V50)has been a little disappointing. I will say, however, that the dealer has been very diligent in trying to find the problem.

Favorite Features

Handling, comfortable ride, exterior and interior design, well equipped. Also really love the passion red color.

Suggested Improvements

Reliability

6 out 6 people found this review helpful

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Electrical System not Reliable

Written by: CEB on 04/27/2008

Vehicle

2006 Volvo V50 T5 4dr Wagon (2.5L 5cyl Turbo 6M)

Review

Imagine driving the highway at speed and experiencing a complete electrical system failure. After two years and multiple dealer "remedies" including replacement of major electrical components, these problems continue and overshadow an otherwise decent vehicle. Often the car simply will not start, but when you get it to the dealer they cannot duplicate your issue and appear to be unable to troubleshoot. For the money, the Audi A4, Volkswagen Passat or the C-class MB wagon (no longer sold) are better options.

Favorite Features

Exterior styling, easy to fold rear seats, storage area behind front center console.

Suggested Improvements

Fix the electrical problems.

4 out 4 people found this review helpful

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Don't Buy this Car

Written by: L. Taylor on 10/11/2007

Vehicle

2006 Volvo V50 2.4i 4dr Wagon (2.4L 5cyl 5A)

Review

I sold a car with 165,000 miles on it because I was tired of taking it into the shop each month. Since buying my V50, I have had to take it into the shop almost every month. It has had repeated electrical problems that don't end. The same problems keeps coming back.

Favorite Features

The color.

Suggested Improvements

Improve the quality of this car. It is not reliable. I'll never buy another Volvo again.

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Worth the price

Written by: J.Smeriglio on 08/21/2007

Vehicle

2006 Volvo V50 2.4i 4dr Wagon (2.4L 5cyl 5A)

Review

The 2006 V-50 is an excellent every day driver. I put 150-200 miles per day on this vehicle and have not had any major complaints other than the complete battery failure at 51,000 miles (a $200 replacement at volvo). I have noticed 26-28 mpg consistently at 70 mph cruising speed. Excellent steering response, excellent brakes, and very comfortable driver seating. I would absolutely purchase this car again.

Favorite Features

Auto stick.

Suggested Improvements

6 speed transmission would improve performance and yield better mileage.

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Great but flawed reliability

Written by: Volblow on 04/19/2007

Vehicle

2006 Volvo V50 2.4i 4dr Wagon (2.4L 5cyl 5A)

Review

When this car works or isn't being repaired, it is delightful. I love the Scandinavian style, but hate the quality.

Favorite Features

Interior and exterior are beautiful. Drives and handles well. Firm but supple over even the choppiest pavement.

Suggested Improvements

RELIABILITY!

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Great looks, even better ride!

Written by: calguy on 11/30/2006

Vehicle

2006 Volvo V50 2.4i 4dr Wagon (2.4L 5cyl 5A)

Review

I love how solid this car feels on the road. There is very little play in the steering wheel. We've had it for almost 17,000 miles and have had no mechanical problems with it. This is by far the best looking small wagon on the market. Volvo sales experience and service are great. Would recommend this car to anyone!

Favorite Features

Great looks. Solid ride, feels like a Volvo! Innovative interior design. Great quality build. We've averaged 26 MPG since buying the car.

Suggested Improvements

Needs MORE storage. I've never owned a vehicle with so few storage compartments. The only issue we had with the car is poor stereo reception, which was fixed with a software upgrade.

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Poor quality control Not very relieble

Written by: swedejunk on 11/01/2006

Vehicle

2006 Volvo V50 T5 4dr Wagon AWD (2.5L 5cyl Turbo 6M)

Review

This car is most expensive headache you will buy. It has a lot of electrical issues. I have premium audio which gives me trouble intermittently and no one at Volvo knows how to fix it. Also navigation system is too sophisticated for volvo to trouble shoot. Besides that the customer care people are insensitive even if you make one trip a month to the dealership for fixing something or the other. NOW NO LONGER do volvo cars get top ratings in safety either.

Favorite Features

The car has some great features. It has good mileage and has a quite ride.

Suggested Improvements

Volvo needs to work on reliability.

10 out 11 people found this review helpful

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Great Fun to Drive and looks good too!

Written by: Brian d on 10/11/2006

Vehicle

2006 Volvo V50 2.4i 4dr Wagon (2.4L 5cyl 5A)

Review

I have owned my V50 since May 06. Have already done a few good road trips with it and am not disappointed. 15,000 km so far. Had mine special ordered due to wanting the base model (no sunroof, no traction control etc). Was worth the wait. 5spd shifts like butta and although a high speed pass on a 2 lane hwy may need a downshift, it's a small price to pay. The ONLY beefs I have are a small wind leak in the driver's door, a squeaky clutch pedal, poor driver's side blind spot and useless door pockets (can't even fit a map in there). Great car for the money (better than others in that price range), awesome resale value and a really nice ride. Go try one... you'll like it.

Favorite Features

HVAC controls Exterior styling Interior T-Tec fabric Good sound system Nice handling Fair fuel economy Smooth 5 spd

Suggested Improvements

B-pillar gets in way of blind spot check wind leak in driver's side door squeaky clutch pedal Useless door pockets

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awesome car

Written by: John on 10/05/2006

Vehicle

2006 Volvo V50 T5 4dr Wagon AWD (2.5L 5cyl Turbo 6M)

Review

this car is awesome, interior and exterior are excellent. fun to drive, fast and has power. i love everything about this car.

Favorite Features

Suggested Improvements

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