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Not a Volvo fan any longer, 10/06/2019
updated 04/07/2021
2012 Volvo S60 T5 4dr Sedan (2.5L 5cyl Turbo 6A)
7 of 11 people found this review helpful
I bought my 2012 s60 in 2012. I have had nothing but problems. It burns oil. Volvo tried replacing the engine in 2014 and it still burns oil. Have to put in about 2 quarts between oil changes. I had to replace the whole a/c compressor in 2019 after it completely stopped working. This last week, my car just died at an intersection and mechanics are still trying to figure out what is wrong. These are just the major things which have happened and does not include how my back passenger door does not lock and many other issues. Went and bought an Accord today as we wait to see if we can get the Volvo working and sold for whatever we may get for it. Very disappointed. We do not have the money to always buy new cars and had hoped to get maybe 15 years out of this car and we didn’t even get 10. Update: Had to sell the car as scraps and bought a Honda.
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DO NOT BUY
Zach, 07/20/2019
2012 Volvo S60 T6 4dr Sedan AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 6A)
7 of 11 people found this review helpful
Purchased this vehicle to drive a lot - always had volvo's always loved them. This car had its engine completely fail on me and had to be replaced for 8K after the non collision damage. I did research after the fact and the coils fail, the engine fails, and the pistons lose compression regularly around 140K miles which happened to me. PLEASE reconsider purchasing this car if you actually plan on driving 1-2K miles a month.
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Cesca, 09/02/2018
2012 Volvo S60 T5 4dr Sedan (2.5L 5cyl Turbo 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Car was fun to drive and handled well. The turbo engine has great acceleration and accelerated quickly.
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Best value around
Kurt Steinke, 01/27/2018
updated 07/31/2020
2012 Volvo S60 T5 4dr Sedan (2.5L 5cyl Turbo 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
You won't find a better combination of style and performance for the money. I now have 160,000 miles on it and have had no major issues.
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Best of Everything for a Solid Price
roubaud, 01/13/2013
2012 Volvo S60 T5 4dr Sedan (2.5L 5cyl Turbo 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I never thought I'd own a Volvo. Ever. My Acura and Mercedes were sweet rides. But here I have a sporty four door that is billed as the safest sedan out there, plenty of pep and road feel, and after 8,000 miles I'm won over. Small squeaky belt issue, and mileage could be better (25 combined, 29 on highway) but the seats are SO comfy, and I like the sparse / not busy interior with smoother leather than you'll find on similarly priced cars. I wish I had a 2013 AWD, but for this price it's a lot of bang for your buck. I don't know why anyone would get an overpriced and dull Merc C instead of this (in regard to a previous S60 reviewer).