Volvo Problems

That is excessive. Try an independent mechanic or brake service outlet and you should be able to have it done for much less.

The first series Volvo XC60 was made by Volvo Car Gent in Ghent, Belgium. The second-generation, released in 2017, is made in Sweden (Torslanda), China (Chengdu), and Malaysia (Shah Alam).

Volvo XC60s are comfortable, well-equipped cars and, if properly serviced and maintained, are reliable as any other late-model premium-class cars.

Volvo launched the second-generation XC60 in 2017 and, given the first-generation model lasted nine years I wouldn't expect a new model soon!

Maintenance lights are an important way your car tells you it needs to go to a mechanic and have consumables like engine oil, or faulty parts, changed. There are ways to turn these lights off when they illuminate, but that does not fix the problem (which is the reason the light turned on in the first place), so if you see the maintenance light come on just book your car in with a mechanic to have it diagnosed and fixed properly. They can turn the service light off for you.

Full petrol XC60 models are rated to tow 2400kg worth of braked trailer, or 750kg unbraked. Hybrid models can tow up to 750kg unbraked or 2100kg braked.

Volvo's XC60 SUV drives all 4 wheels, built on the Volvo SPA platform.

The second-generation XC60 is 4688mm long on a 2865mm wheelbase.

You’re right to be concerned about buying a car with a high mileage.

While it’s tempting to buy a car that was once out of our financial reach now that the price has down to a point you can afford it you have to think about the future rather than the now. How long do you plan to keep it, and how many kays will it do while you own it. If you plan to keep it three years it will have close to 300,000 km when you want to sell it. You have to ask yourself if you can afford to have it repaired if something goes wrong. Volvos are no better or worse than other European cars, but like all European brands they tend to be more expensive to repair when they break down. Buying secondhand is not like buying new when all the cars are the same. All secondhand cars are different, they’ve been driven by different people, they’ve been subjected to different climates and road conditions, they’ve been serviced at varying frequencies by different service mechanics, some factory trained, some backyarders, some have done more kilometres than others, etc., etc.

The best advice is to buy the best car, with the lowest odometer reading, with the best service history, that’s been owned by the fussiest owner.

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group now own Volvo, but it was owned by Ford Motor until 2010. Geely also own Lotus and Polestar.