2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge Plug-In Hybrid consumer reviews

First test drive the XC90 T8 very impressive with the performance, drove home on the highway car had a lot of vibration, I didn't expect neither suspected the tires of the brand new car would do that, for about 2 months I still still driving the car around town the vibration didn't bother me too much my first initial thought was the steering technology or how it worked then my AC is not working schedule an appointment going to take about 2 weeks in about 1 week later it working fine, I took it to get checked anyway, they replaced the compressor and new refrigerants , I took a long trip in the sommer, AC not working again, this time they changed the capacitor because it intermittent, in about 20000 miles the rechargeable battery wouldn't charge, dealer replaced the charger cable, now at 30000 miles the battery intermittent charging again, it takes two weeks to schedule in order for me to have a loaner to drive home, first time own European car and I did aware of the Volvo electrical issues but that was in the early 2000's, overall I enjoyed the car, handling and performance is great, the technology in there is helping my long drive alot and stuck in traffic PS: I still giving Volvo chance and pray for theirs engineers to get theirs act together.

Hello. I have a Volvo XC90 Hybrid Inscription (top model and hybrid vehicle, priced around $75 to 85K). The car suddenly began to blow COLD AIR instead of HOT AIR. Then, I called the dealership and they said I had to wait 4 weeks to have "a defective electric heater" part replaced. Instead of carrying these parts, since they know they are defective, the dealership waits until a customer has an issue to order a part. I am currently going to have to drive my car for 4 weeks while I wait for this part with NO HEAT. I live in Minnesota and temps are currently between -25F and 20F, very cold. In other words, I would NOT recommend the car. I am currently working with Volvo to end my lease as early as possible and will likely never do business with Volvo again.

2023 XC90 Recharge: a nightmare. TCAM issues causing the car to become a huge paperweight. 3 repairs in the first month. That was when you could find a new TCAM. They are no longer available so the car would be useless. Now we are hearing of heating issues when in electric mode. This is a "Beta Test Car" and just like others have said, "Volvo has no idea how to fix the software problems". When the car actually worked it was great, powerful, we got 30-miles of pure electric driving. Beautiful interior, comfortable. But all of that doesn't matter if the car doesn't. This was our first and will be our last Volvo because Volvo won't admit that they have sold thousands of PHEV's that have many software problems.

I think Volvo jumped the gun on these hybrid engines. My initial range in all electric was 18 miles. Within a couple of months this lowered to 16 miles on a full charge. After one year, I had to have fuel cells replaced and the software updated on a couple of different occasions. All the while I was without a car as the dealership could only supply one for about half the time. And now, nearly 3 years into the life of the car, the engine flat out died. I received a reduced power warning on a family vacation and the car just...died. I'm without the car for 7 weeks and counting! I love the spaciousness of the cabin and the ride itself. There are some interior styling elements that irritate me like not having a sliding sun visor to extend the block out zone. The functionality of the touch screen is bad. For instance, when scrolling through your list of pre-set music channels about 50% of the time it will only scroll through what you see on screen as opposed to the entire list of pre-sets. Quite irritating. I also miss the tailgate the old XC90 had. All in all, the fact that I love the smoothness of the ride does not and can not compensate for the multitude of times I have had to have my car repaired and all the inconvenience and costs associated with that. Come on Volvo, you can do better.

Waiting over 8 weeks for my car to be fixed the hybrid battery stopped charging. Battery replaced and car still doesn’t work properly. Case is in with Volvo techs in Sweden. Still no answer. This car has 5k miles on it

I have a 2022 XC90 Recharge with 4500 miles and the car has stopped charging. There is a bad part between the battery and the engine. I am waiting on 6 weeks for a replacement part with still no date given for when there will be one available. The dealership said none exist. This is my second XC90, but first Recharge and I so regret buying it. Without the battery the car is very loud and I get maybe 15 miles to the gallon with my suburban driving. I foresee every special part that goes bad will be impossible to get.

We already have had a few road trips with our new XC90 Recharge and we love it. It is very spacious, comfortable, solid handling, and terrific driving features like Pilot Assist. The car is very sophisticated and takes a while to get things set up but that was part of the fun with this vehicle. One thing we wish was available is a rear view camera display when driving. We had a loaded vehicle and view was obstructed with rear view mirror. Another thing we missed on this car is the doors will not automatically lock when exiting the car like on our other GM and Toyota cars. The Pilot Assist is an excellent feature but it could still use some refinement. Exit and entrance lanes will sometimes fool it and car will steer towards them. There are also times when it will oscillate back and forth a little bit but all in all I used the feature most of the time on our long road trips. One reason we purchased this vehicle was for the plug-in feature. It is so nice to be able to do short local trips all on electric. It doesn't quite get me back and forth to work all on electric but it covers most of the trip. That feature will save us trips to the gas pump and wear on the engine. The handling feels very solid and more sedan like than a lot of SUV's we have driven so it feels more secure. You do feel more of the bumps, but for us that is a fair trade-off. The back seat had plenty of room for our adult kids and a good amount of cargo space for the dog and luggage. It was nice for the dog to have a middle seat that folded down separately so the crate could be in the back and the dog could come out and visit. The automatic wipers and head lights are also really nice features and the 360 degree camera for parking is very nice. It is just a terrific road vehicle packed with really nice features with lots of room, and comfort.

The XC90 has great performance with super charging and turbo charging. The recharge adds battery/electric that gives 20 miles of pure electric or extended range as hybrid. I’ve been getting mpg in 60s in town driving. Transfer to from gas is seamless. It’s all the best of the XC90 plus some EV capabilities.

Nice car reliable beautiful bad service bad salesman poor management unreliable service center\disappointing lots of waiting end of month excuses to take care of me sold injured vehicle as new

This is our first VOLVO family SUV. We have this one XC90 T8 almost 3 weeks. Learning and finding, Volvo need work on more. Master Key is only one. There's no Remote Start through Key (Don't like it). Too much Touch Screen, too much distraction for driver. Even GPS is complicated. Big SUV but. tiny room in middle console for drivers gadgets.