Volvo V50
Registered from 2005 to 2011.
About this model
The Volvo V50 is the station wagon version of the Volvo S40 small family car ("C-segment") first unveiled at the 2003 Bologna Motor Show, both assembled at Ghent, Belgium. Sharing the Volvo, Ford, and Mazda Global C-car Platform with the European 2nd-gen Ford Focus and the Mazda3, the V50 featured interior "theatre" lighting, a floating center console, and "Volvo Intelligent Vehicle Architecture".
From the Wikipedia article Volvo V50, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 1414 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2010 | 227 hp · 1414 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2009 | 1414 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 10.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2008 | 1414 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2007 | 1480 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2006 | 1480 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2005 | 1616 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Volvo filed 190 bulletins about the 2011 V50.
- Equipment: 80
- Electrical system: 43
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 18
- Engine and engine cooling: 9
- Exterior lighting: 5
- Wheels: 4
- Engine: 3
- Visibility: 3
- Fuel system, gasoline: 2
- Lane departure: 2
- Other: 21
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- This is a Technical Journal: Remote connection, BOMGAR application. Before joining a remote session: •Connect a suitable battery maintainer/charger and verify that the battery voltage indicated… · July 2025
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- Volvo Cars USA LLC and Volvo Car Canada LTD on behalf of the Volvo Car Corporation has decided to launch Service Action S10303 on certain model year 2025 EX90 vehicles. Volvo Car Investigations… · March 2025
- This is a Technical Journal: Vehicle/Connectivity report checklist. To provide timely and high-quality feedback to the appropriate department or factory · February 2025
- This is a Technical Journal: Remote connection, BOMGAR application. Before joining a remote session: •Connect a suitable battery maintainer/charger and verify that the battery voltage indicated… · February 2025
182 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.