2002 Volvo S80 Consumer Reviews

I own a 1999 S80 T6. It only has 114,000 miles and is in immaculate shape inside and out. The car is very comfortable and sporty but the electrical issues are becoming a serious problem.. When it hasn’t been run for awhile, it will start and run fine for quite awhile but then most of the warnings lights start coming on and off like a bad Christmas lights show yet it runs fine. The s80 is insanely expensive to repair as well as far as parts go.. Volvo really dropped the ball on this one.

60k the radiator started to leak and needed to be replaced. 150k the Control Electronic Module (CEM) failed and turned the car into a nutcase - transmission, ac, tachometer. 100k caliper seized (rear) 150k caliper seized (front) 120 PCV/Breather Box became clogged and needed replacement

TL;DR: + These models are entering their golden years gracefully; there are still hundreds on the road near me + Comfortable for both shorter (5'2") and taller (6'4") family members to drive + You can get an 3.5mm aux cable setup by taking over the CD player input (look up GROM audio) + Steering wheel controls, even the wife's much younger (2012) car doesn't have them - Expensive routine maintenance :( - Turbo whine may annoy some - They're a bit aged-looking Full review: This Volvo is quite heavy, but with the turbo it pulls its own weight well and can offer some pep when required. I feel completely safe in this car during the winters up here in northern New England and the seats are so comfortable I've joked that when it finally kicks the bucket I'll rip a seat out and turn it into a desk chair. Steering is responsive and feels good even in spite of the heft of the car. The undercarriage has a splash shield or skid plate up near the engine and something similar in the back, which has thus far protected nearly all of the components from the rust older vehicles get up here with the salt on our winter roads. Mine hasn't needed more than routine maintenance and wearables getting replaced, which brings me to the biggest downside of this vehicle: the cost to service it can be $$$$ major cash. As soon as you diverge from something simple like a window motor or sparkplugs you're looking at big money, and as they age the cost of the major mileage based routine maintenance (like the 100,000mi timing belt/cooling system service) easily exceeds 2 grand even at small local shops. The local dealership wanted 5k for that service -- outrageous, find a local shop you trust if you get this model car. All that being said, I'd still rather pay for an expected, preventative maintenance every 5-10 years and enjoy the car running flawlessly than be nickle-and-dimed to death with little things wearing out well before their time. My previous car was a Subaru and although I enjoyed it, it racked up a much larger bill by the time I sold it. I've now had the Volvo twice as long and it hasn't cost me a fraction of what that Legacy did. Overall 9/10 definitely recommend to anyone with the budget to keep them running.

One the best quality cars have been made Its runs and drives great I owned for 5 years Its daily driver maintenance cost was around $2000 for whole 5 years

Owned the car for about four years, put 70,000 miles on it. Only issue while I had it was a failed fuel pressure sensor. The turbo seized up on the previous owner because they were using conventional oil and it became coked with oil - an expensive lesson! Very comfortable for my couple hundred mile daily trips... only real downside is the fuel expense. Fuel economy was mediocre already, but needing premium fuel certainly didn't help matters.

Very fast.security is plus for me.could use a tow package for my 18 ft airstream ,but it is ok with out

Back in 2003, I bought at the same time an S80 and an XC90. We kept both cars, but in 2018 I sold the XC90 with 60,000 miles. While I got twice the KBB value, selling it was a big mistake. The S80 is still with us, and if I split the maintenance costs throughout the almost 20 years I owned it, it is negligible. The batteries in both remote keys are still the original ones! Could you believe it? The car is in impeccable conditions, still shiny like new. No question that it was an investment that it paid off many times over.

Purchased new. Never kept another car for more than six years. Reliable with only one minor non-maintenance service. Comfortable and quiet ride. Average about 28 mpg. Interior has held up well. (No children or pets.) Exterior only one blemish from a shopping cart. I’ve always had the car serviced at a Volvo dealership.