Used 2021 Volvo XC90 Consumer Reviews
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We have a limited number of reviews for the 2021 XC90, so we've included reviews for other years of the XC90 since its last redesign.
Love this Car!
CrankinSteve, 09/14/2021
updated 03/17/2025
2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge Plug-In Hybrid T8 Inscription Expression 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Twincharger gas/electric plug-in hybrid 8A)
13 of 15 people found this review helpful
Quality throughout. I really love the quiet ride that is also stiffer than what others typically want. My 2022 XC90 Recharge has 21" wheels and will use 19" wheels with snow tires for the New England winter. I have upgrades providing heated seats from and back and a heated steering wheel. The upgraded Harmon Kardon stereo is wonderful. It looks fantastic in Denim Blue. The blond leather seats are insanely comfortable. Driving around on PURE electric power is enjoyable. I have only had it for a few days, but I am getting about 33 mpg in city/highway combination driving. I have spent quite a bit of time, hours, getting to know all of the features and capabilities and I am not 100% confident that I have the right transportation for me. I even implemented wireless CARPLAY and updated the internal navigation with the latest maps using Volvo's MacBook application and a USB stick. I find that some of the reviews for this car are off a bit as I enjoy aspects that in many cases are listed as CONS. Anyway, I am a very happy owner at this point of a truly luxurious 7 passenger SUV powered by an amazing 400HP powerplant and a perfect 8-speed transmission. My build has the Climate and Advanced packages a very useful integrated booster seat. I also have the 21" 5-spoke wheels and the Harmon Kardon sound and the Protection Package Premier. I added the towing package that has a electrically powered hitch that pivots making it invisible when not in use. You have to see it to believe it. The dealer did the installation and did a perfect job at Volvo of Keene in New Hampshire. UPDATE -- It has been a few months now. XC90 has 12,600 miles after driving it across country and back and using it for almost all of our driving around home. Overall, I get about 28mpg. Not bad for a 5000 lb SUV. Volvo will keep increasing the range of the EV capability so the next time, things will be quite a bit better. The newer version called extended range, the one out now, can go 30 miles in PURE mode and that would be better for me, but that's life. Everything else is as perfect as when I bought it. No problems at all. Oil change was done at 10k by the dealer at no cost. I totally enjoy driving it especially in the snow. All tech works and it has met all the expectations that I had for it. I would get much higher overall mpg if I did not take lots of long trips, but that has nothing to do with the vehicle. Update: At 20k the SUV has no issues or problems. Will go to dealer next week for 20k service. In summary, I look forward to my next Volvo. This one performs exactly as advertised. Update at 2 years old with 32000 miles - No issues, runs same as new. Update at 3 years old with 45,000 miles. The hybrid heater failed and needed to be replaced under warranty. The special battery that powers Volvo On-Call failed and was replaced under warranty. Both were completed without issue. No other problems and I continue to service the vehicle at the dealership at the 10k interval. Hopefully the units that failed won't fail again. Update at 50000 miles. All is well. No problems.
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Great car but but significant room for improvement
Rahul, 10/21/2019
updated 04/28/2023
2020 Volvo XC90 T6 Momentum 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Twincharger 8A)
27 of 33 people found this review helpful
Update after 4 years: still own it. Good vehicle - one minor malfunction with the wipers not working but somehow self corrected. Update after 3 years: car drives very well and I am used to the power but a V6 would have been better. Interior is beautiful and comfortable but some more practicality like bigger cup holders, more storage etc would be nice. Concerned about reliability as our AC compressor failed but thankfully was still under warranty. The extended warranty is very pricy. Car drives great, could use a little more power, maybe a V6 (I have the T6). Some design features arent the greatest - could use a few more buttons instead of a tablet, microscopic cup holders in a family vehicle? Visibility is horrendous when merging at an angle right due to the headrest in the second row. The Park assist is a fun gadget but not practical to use in real life. Pilot assist is buggy and is hair raisingly scary if used on roads with traffic lights or on roads where the lines are even slightly ambiguous. Best to keep it for highways. The tablet looks Tesla like but is not the most practical to control air etc when you are driving.Hands free Tailgate is quite poorly designed and takes a while to get used to. The child booster seat is pretty well designed though.Wish rear sunshades were an option. Why doesnt a $62k car have power tilt and telescopic steering and more controls on the seats. Updated after 6 months - car drives well and no technical problems but I’ve put in just 2k miles. Volvo needs to add practical features like bigger cup holders, power tilt and telescoping steering, more storage, sun glasses holder etc. love the drive but interior design leaves a lot to be desired. Update after 1 year. Still a good SUV to drive but the utility of the interior design is severely lacking for a family. It’s still much better than a Q7 or X5 though in space and utility. Utility seems better in a Atlas, pilot or Highlander. Will not be renewing my lease in 2 years. 2 year Update - same issues, fun to drive but could be more powerful, looks great in and out but the interior isn’t very practical, the Momentum trim needs better seats, storage space, and some better tech at this price. Updated after 2 years. The car is a pleasure to drive and beautiful to look at. But at this price point, it should have had a few more features like power tilt and telescoping steering, rear side sunshades etc. storage in the front section is dismal. Please learn from Honda. This is a family SUV and not a sports car, families need storage. They even cheaped out on the TPMS - it won’t tell you the pressure on each tire dTPMS. It uses iTPMS which tells you it’s low but not how much. Final Update: AC stopped working sometime in winter but first noticed it on the first hot spring day. No appointments for repair for 2 weeks and even then no loaner cars. With no good lease deals and a so so experience over 3 years, unlikely to extend into a new XC90 lease.
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like it,but a little disappointing for almost $70k
clubracer6, 04/29/2020
2020 Volvo XC90 T6 R-Design 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Twincharger 8A)
15 of 18 people found this review helpful
Great looking and feeling SUV. Drives very nicely, the interior is gorgeous (we have the R-Design). Our V6 Grand Cherokee felt much quicker than our T6 and also had some features that I am shocked this Xc90 does not have. For one, remote start on the key fob. Sure you can start it via the phone, but I should not have to buy the remote start via the key fob as an accessory from Volvo. Both of our previous Jeep has had this as standard as do many cars at half the price. We recently had a low tire and you just get a warning light and not the actual tire pressure. Something we had on our last to GC's and for that matter I remember my 1998 Corvette having it. Having the actual pressure can help you make the safest decisions as you deal with the issue. The pilot assist is not up to par with that of a VW Atlas nor is the ease of use of the technology compared to the Atlas or our Jeep. There are some other annoying things about it, but we still like it a lot. Just glad it is leased and we did not buy it. If we could do it again, we would probably just buy another Atlas SEL Premium or maybe the MDX. More usable (the Atlas), drives almost as good and while you give up a little on interior materials to save $20k would certainly be worth it.
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All the bells and whistles and more!
MP, 11/22/2020
2021 Volvo XC90 T6 Inscription 4dr SUV AWD w/6 Passenger Seating (2.0L 4cyl Twincharger 8A)
20 of 26 people found this review helpful
I can’t imagine what more I could have on this car. The drive is solid amd doesn’t feel light. The amenities are superb.
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A vault on 4 Pirelli tires
Theodore Taylor , 07/29/2020
updated 01/31/2022
2020 Volvo XC90 T6 R-Design 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Twincharger 8A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
2018 XC60 upgraded to 2020 XC90 in June 2020. Quiet, safe and very reliable. Nothing ever goes wrong with these Volvos. Only service was to replace windshield after flying rock hit on I-95. Considered every mid size luxury SUV on market. It was important that vehicle not be crass. Logos on grille that light up, exhausts making fake and pop sounds scream juvenile. And restrained styling inside and out are very important - the Germans and Japanese hard to stomach. Range Rover has horrible reliability issues. Volvo for Life.
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