What should I look out for on 2010 Volvo S80?

What should I look out for in a 2010 Volvo S80 1.6 diesel with 80,000 miles on the clock? Is it a reliable car? Are there problems to look out for at that sort of mileage and would they be expensive to fix?

Thank you

Patrick O Reilly (Dublin)

Feb 2014 Filed under: reliability

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Expert answer

Hi Patrick,

Volvo tends to build its cars pretty tough and the S80 is no different. Make sure that the timing belt (and its tensioners and pulleys) have been attended to at service time and that all of the electrics are working properly - apparently the S80 has a habit of warning of electrical failures when the components are actually fine.

Neil Briscoe - Complete Car Adviser
@neilmbriscoe