Used 2013 Volvo S60 Consumer Reviews

Lethargic

Found myself shifting the trans to "Sport" mode because in drive mode it shifts like a granny and is unresponsive; it short shifts into 2nd gear when under moderate to heavy throttle. In regular mode off the line, this car feels like a prius. It is slow to accelerate and short-shifts every gear. When trying to pass, the transmission takes too long to respond. I would not buy this car.

Awesome Car

This car is great, it anticipates what you want before you do, I will never drive anything else. I still feel this way.

First car

Loved it as a first car. It drives fantastic, and has a lot of features a lot of newer cars still seem to lack. I wish, for what is considered a luxury vehicle, it at least had a back up camera however. Biggest con is the fact that ANY sort of repair will take a decent chunk out of your wallet, as most parts are wildly unavailable and have to be ordered and shipped. At around 100k-105k miles however, my engine blew with zero warning. ($3.5k-$4.5k for a replacement which ALSO has 100k+ miles on it) Considering Volvo usually upholds a standard of being reliable, I'm disappointed this was ever an issue.

Not reliable, crazy expensive repairs

I got this to replace my Ford, but luckily I kept my Ford in storage because I am selling this car after 1 year. I have had to spend more money on this car in 1 year than I spent owning a Ford for 8 years. And that doesn't include the AC going out, which will cost another $1,200 to $2,000. Screw this car. I will never buy a Volvo again. Also no one will work on it. I have to take it to some bougee shop that overcharges for everything. I am only giving it 2 stars because it was fast and looked good from behind (front is fugly). It's not worth draining my bank account every few months over some weird problem. Only buy this car if you have money to throw away. and care about looking rich.

Fancy car

Great car...... Except for the Check Engine Light alert. I have been back to the dealer five times to the dealer w/o a fix.

New S60 T5

I kept my eye on the S60, since I needed a more 'corporate' car, coming out of my 2009 C30 I've loved for the last 3 years. The S60 hit all the marks: upscale, gorgeous inside and out; fun to drive and decent price/performance. Consumer Reports and the auto trade press seem to all like this car, and it scores well on the CR reliability ratings. I've had mine for about 2 weeks. This is the first time in about 30 years of purchasing cars that I've bought the same brand back-to-back. This car is a hit for Volvo.

See my original review for more details; this is a follow up

Everything about this car is junk. Build quality, mechanical quality, transmission programming. I have never had a car I hated this much. Just wish it wasn't leased so I could trade it in. Don't believe what you read. I have driven other examples and they are similarly afflicted.

Volvo is not Volvo Anymore

No Volvo is better than the S80 until my engine blew after 32000 miles. For one month I drove loaner S60 T5 2012. I decided to buy one even though it was not comfortable and has no style. Factory incentives made it more advantageous to buy a new 2013. After the first day, the car when given light gas as in heavy traffic or starting from stop has a rattle sound like a paint can. The car went back 10 times from the dealer. A file was opened by Volvo NA and they said they all do that because of the CVTrans. The 2012 has different drive train. This car is junk and everytime I hear that rattle which is everytime I drive it reminds me of a $40K mistake. After 5 V's the next car is Lexus

Engine?

Appears to be a problem with this particular engine. #2 at 24000. Possibly #3 at 50000

Excellent performance