Used 2022 Volvo XC90 Consumer Reviews
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We have a limited number of reviews for the 2022 XC90, so we've included reviews for other years of the XC90 since its last redesign.
Under The Radar Luxury!!
Philip Floyd, 06/03/2022
2022 Volvo XC90 Recharge Plug-In Hybrid T8 R-Design 4dr SUV AWD w/Prod. End 11/21 (2.0L 4cyl Twincharger gas/electric plug-in hybrid 8A)
24 of 28 people found this review helpful
I was ready to pull the trigger on the BMW X5 xDrive40e. All the reviews were solid and my test drive confirmed I had made a good choice. However, just to be thorough, I wanted to compare the BMW with any other “potential” hybrid luxury SUV rivals (a fairly short list). I soon found myself at our local Volvo dealership. As soon as I sat in the seat of the XC90 R design Recharge extended range model, I couldn’t help but think…”this interior is so much nicer, cleaner, and modern than the BMW, why aren’t more of these on the road?” The seats and interior layout are the best I’ve seen in a vehicle. I took a test drive and thought the same thing. At 455HP, the vehicle is a rocket and again (when honest with myself) thought the same thing…“this engine is more sporty/powerful and the ride smoother than the X5, why aren’t more of these on the road?” When I reflected on the overall package offered and the impressive quality, image, value and luxury of the new extended range model, it became an easy decision for me to choose the XC90 over the X5. In addition, the XC 90 gave me a little more room and was simply more comfortable for the family. I also liked the sporty R design. Perhaps it’s the under the radar easy going humble (not flashy) approach of Volvo that I appreciate (not felt at BMW) or the minimalists, clean designs…whatever the case, it won me over. So far, so good. The incredible technology and safe drive systems are years ahead of rivals and yet kept in a low vis, easy to operate simple touch screen and digital dash. The vehicle, simply put, is really really smart. Currently getting 60-65 mpg as long as I charge it overnight (even on a regular 110V Garage charger). Truly impressed. I’ve had vehicle purchases I’ve second guessed in the past, and even this clocks in as the most expensive yet, but no second guessing here. Pretty phenomenal SUV!
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My first Volvo....
J. Solano, 02/15/2021
2021 Volvo XC90 T6 Momentum 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Twincharger 8A)
44 of 53 people found this review helpful
Took delivery of a 2021 T6 AWD momentum on 2/13/21. My current SUV lease ends tomorrow (2017 Infiniti QX60). A 3 row SUV is necessity for me not a want because of my 3 kids. I’ve always been a Honda, Nissan, Infiniti guy. I’ve been bored of the qx60 for the last 15 months. Comparing to what others offer and the capabilities I felt like in another decade. CVT bored me and started to hate it. Infotainment never improved and even on the 2020 model still no Apple car play. I know the 2022 model that launches end of 2021 looks nice and no cvt but I needed to get another SUV lease no later than March 2021. I have been shopping around but due to pandemic and SUV segment being so hot right now dealers where trying to sale SUV’s that were in the production line or on the way to the dealers. Because of supply and demand was left with little room to haggle with dealers as regardless they are selling them. Mind you I have tier 1 credit. Looked at telluride/palisade/2022 MDX/Honda pilot/aviator. All either very limited or high priced lease payment. Many of these required packages in order for me to get what I wanted on my next SUV. Miami is a very tough car market. So those in Miami know this by now. The xc90 was always in the back of my mind. Upon going to Bomnin Volvo Dadeland (I went because of their 5 star google rating) I test drove a t5 and T6. Defiantly wanted the T6. Worked out a good lease. Little out of pocket. Did order one on the spot and took 2 weeks to get to dealer. Originally a white metallic with black interior with base sound system. Upon joining here and reading here how bad that system was I didn’t want to regret it. So I asked my sales guy if I can listen to both (base vs HK) I was immediately sold on the HK. My wife even said said yeah HK it is. The base....”no thanx” So they had a black metallic with black interior with HK on it. Protection package etc. I was able to swap to that one mind you my 2nd color choice was black. We managed to negotiate $17 dollars more per month because of the HK and extra package. Done deal. Let me tell you I love this car. Never thought I would get a Volvo. Love the technology on it. Infotainment. Digital dash. Apple car play. Love the safety standard features. Drives so smooth. In my opinion the engine power is plentiful. The sound system oh the HK sound system is awesome. Being an Nissan Infiniti guy I was always a fan of their Bose systems. QX60 had that with 13 speakers but this sounds better. I love how with Volvo I managed to get AWD/super/turbo charged/20” rims/panoramic sunroof/amazing safety features/Apple car play/ upgraded sound system/better infotainment/great looks. I believe Volvo being a luxury brand I’m getting my money’s worth. Glad my SUV shopping is over. Glad I took this one home.
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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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See past the hype for objective feedback.
PAF, 07/29/2022
2022 Volvo XC90 T6 Inscription 4dr SUV AWD w/6 Passenger Seating (2.0L 4cyl Twincharger 8A)
29 of 36 people found this review helpful
If you're willing to recognize that 5 star reviews tend to be emotional and overhyped you can then focus on objective feedback. It's a luxury suv. It's very nice made with lots of attention to detail and perfection, especially with the inscription package. Great soft leather, great handling and a very clever power train. It's surprisingly spacious in the 2nd row but the 3rd row is for kids only. The car is very "soft footed" - it seems to want to roll down the road with a very sensitive, yet smooth power train. The AWD handles very well, on par with other performance cars. The MPGs are not bad for the weight of the car and the fact that there 316 horsies under the hood. It is worth noting that the insurance rates for this car are decent, at least as of July 2022. Now with the praises aside, the car does not represent good value because: - Volvo in all their wisdom does not allow you to start your car remotely unless you pay for their smartphone app. A 20K Honda allows you to precool or preheat your car, but Volvo will want you to pay extra to do the same. - The car software is far from smart. It does not: a) store your driving profile (eco, dynamic, etc.) and resets it on every start even though it manages to store every other aspect of your settings b) Is bloated with garbage values that are tied to subscription such as weather etc that comes from Sirius XM. If you don't care to renew the subscription you'll be left with many display items on the main screen that don't do much. - The car does not come with a printed manual. The online manual is a joke and who the heck has the time to sit and try to figure out the manual uploaded into the center console. There is not such thing as a PDF you can print or use to learn about your car's features. You can order one for 55 bucks but they seem to be "out of stock for a while". For a 70K car to not come with a manual -- that's a joke, it has to be. Last time I checked even the bottom of the barrel cars came with a printed reference manual, especially since there are many features on the car. - The online support from Volvo for this car is extremely disorganized. There is a 2022 "early" and 2022 "late" division for features and support and good luck finding which one applies to your car. Volvo is very disorganized with their online consumer support. The dealer won't tell you which one you're getting cause they don't want to be stuck with early models that no one wants to buy. Yet the website shows completely different configurations for the 2022 model then what you will find on the lot. How about that for mid year changes? - The 360 camera and rear view camera always starts in the same view. No way to default it to your preferred view for parking assistance. You'll simply always have to mess with buttons if you want a different view. - The FOBs button placement is baffling. Try to operate it and see if you like it. Hint: you won't. - The lane keeping "pilot" will put your car left of center of the lane, waay to close for comfort of not being nicked by cars on the left. Turns out the pilot keeping system it's really a useless feature. - The sunroof switch controls the shade and the sunroof. If you by mistake push it the wong way the shade operation can't be stopped so you have to wait for the shade to close so that you can open it and then open the sunroof. A bit primitive. - The car allows for only 2 profiles. If you have 3rd driver in the family that has their own preference and would like for him to not have to mess with all the settings -- well, this is not the car for you. 25K ford does a better job at it than Volvo. - Take a look if you have a place to put a pair or two of sunglasses. Especially if you are placing 2 pairs so that they would be easily accessed by the driver and passenger. - Need to store a quarter and some dimes? Good luck . This car embraced the national coin shortage and thus is not equipped with any coin slots. After all, if you pay 70K why would you bother carrying change. - The steering wheel tilt and telescoping feature is manual and will not be stored with your driver profile. You'll be "base modeling" it if you want to adjust it between driver profiles. - if you're test driving the car, pay attention to the road and wind noise - a 20 year of F150 does a better job at insulating the noises than this car. - Volvo is converting to an electric company which should make you wonder about parts availability for their gas models in 10, 15 years. If you're shopping for a gas model, take a look at the direction of the company and see how it will factor in your resale or maintenance cost in the future. - The resale value is mediocre but that's pretty much true for all the cars in this class. Knowing that, if you're looking at this car, look at these items as you're test driving it and see if they will spoil the car for you. For me, I just don't feel that the value is there. Close, but no cigar.
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Volvo XC90
Mike M, 05/26/2022
2022 Volvo XC90 T5 Momentum 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
16 of 20 people found this review helpful
Bought a 2022 Volvo XC90 Momentum 7 passenger 4wd. Nice looking car on the outside, had standard stereo, nav, Sensus system. All the standard driver safety tech. Fit and finish wasn’t great. The car developed a rattle inside the passenger door. Also blind spot monitor would come on and stay on randomly, even when no one was in the blind spot. Took it to the dealer. Couldn’t fix either issue. Lots of Turbo lag, poor gas mileage. Third row will fit children under 10, no adults. Too bad, because it was a well designed car.
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