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2026 Volvo XC60 Safety Rating

Midsize luxury SUVs Β· Current IIHS listing Β· IIHS data updated 2026-09-04

Complete evidence record

The 2026 Volvo XC60 scores 90.6/100, ranking #18 of 23 current midsize luxury SUVs and #60 of 137 vehicles overall with complete IIHS records. It does not hold a current IIHS award.

Results below Good: Side (updated test) rated Acceptable, Headlights rated Acceptable. Rear-passenger restraints in the updated moderate-overlap test: Good; rear-passenger head protection: Good.

90.6
Safety score / 100
Complete record
No award
IIHS award
No current award
#18
of 23 midsize luxury SUVs
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NHTSA overall
Reference only, not scored
$49,700
Starting MSRP
Approximate base trim
11
Class driver death rate
per million vehicle-years; all vehicles 38

IIHS crash-test results

Front Crash Prevention: PedestrianAcceptable
Small Overlap Front Good
Moderate Overlap Front: Updated Test Good
Side: Updated Test Acceptable
Headlights Acceptable
Latch Ease Of Use Acceptable
Detailed results by test (52 entries)

IIHS publishes these under the test they belong to, so the same label can appear more than once. Rear restraints and kinematics, rear head protection, structure and safety cage, and front restraints are the four that count toward the score (25%).

Small overlap front

Overall driver-side evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Hip/thigh Good
Lower leg/foot Good
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Good
Overall passenger-side evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Good
Passenger injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Hip/thigh Good
Lower leg/foot Good
Passenger restraints and dummy kinematics Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Hip/thigh Good
Lower leg/foot Good
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Good

Moderate overlap front: updated test

Overall evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Thigh/hip Good
Leg/foot Good
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Good
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Acceptable
Thigh Good
Rear passenger restraints and dummy kinematics Good

Side: updated test

Overall evaluation Acceptable
Structure and safety cage Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Torso Acceptable
Pelvis Marginal
Driver head protection Good
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck Good
Torso Good
Pelvis Marginal
Rear passenger head protection Good

Headlights

Overall rating Acceptable
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:
Overall ratingApplies to 2018-26 models Acceptable

Front crash prevention: pedestrian

Overall evaluation Acceptable

Child seat anchors

Overall evaluation Acceptable
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How the score is built

Primary IIHS tests (55%)
90.0
4/4 reported Β· small overlap, updated moderate overlap, updated side, headlights
Occupant-protection details (25%)
100.0
4/4 reported Β· rear restraints, rear head, safety cage, front restraints
Pedestrian front crash prevention (10%)
75.0
IIHS pedestrian AEB result: Acceptable
Class context (10%)
86.0
Damped class-level driver death-rate term; award status is shown above but carries no weight
Rear-seat-priority score
91.6
Alternate published view: rear restraints weighted 20%
Injury-measure average (tiebreak only)
94.38
Mean of 40 published injury measures across the three crash tests. Orders vehicles with equal scores; carries no weight in the score.

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NHTSA 5-star rating

2026 VOLVO XC60 SUV MHEV AWD

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NHTSA stars are shown for reference and carry no weight in the score. NHTSA source. Why the two programs disagree β†’

Real-world context

MeasureResultWhat it covers
Class driver death rate11 per million registered vehicle-yearsMidsize luxury SUVs as a class, adjusted for driver age and sex (Farmer, 2023); all vehicles average 38. Class context only.
Volvo XC60 4WD (2018-20) driver death rate5 (95% CI 0–16)Earlier model years of this nameplate; class average for that study 10.9. Reflects who bought and drove those cars as well as the car.

Compared with other midsize luxury SUVs

Closest-scoring current midsize luxury SUVs with complete IIHS records, plus the class leader. See every midsize luxury SUVs ranked β†’

VehicleClass rankIIHS awardRear restraintsStarts atScore
2027 Tesla Model Y #1 of 23 TSP+ Good $39,990 98.6
2026 Volvo XC90 #16 of 23 TSP Acceptable $62,345 93.6
2026 Volvo XC90 Plug-in Hybrid #16 of 23 TSP Acceptable $62,345 93.6
2026 Volvo XC60 (this page) #18 of 23 β€” Good $49,700 90.6
2026 Cadillac Lyriq #19 of 23 β€” Acceptable $59,200 90.0

Our analysis

The 2026 Volvo XC60 belongs to the Midsize luxury SUVs class. This class has one of the lowest driver death rates of any category, well below the national average of 38 deaths per million registered vehicle-years, reflecting mass, structure, and typical driver demographics. The class figure is adjusted for driver age and sex, which removes a large part of the selection effect in raw death rates. It is still a class average, not a measurement of this model.

The Volvo XC60 has no IIHS Top Safety Pick award for 2026. That can mean a result below the award threshold in one test, or tests IIHS has not completed. Absence of an award is not evidence that the vehicle is unsafe.

Across the 5 IIHS rating categories reported, the Volvo XC60 earned 2 Good ratings. Results below Good deserve attention, especially the updated frontal and side tests that IIHS toughened in 2022 and 2023. Our updated crash test analysis explains what changed.

This analysis is produced independently; we have no affiliation with Volvo or any manufacturer. Read the full methodology or learn more about us.

International crash-test results

Euro NCAP (2017)
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Adult: 98% Β· Child: 87% Β· Pedestrian: 76% Β· Safety assist: 95%
Euro NCAP result β†’
ANCAP (2017)
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ANCAP result β†’

International results are supporting context only; market versions differ in structure and equipment, so they are not converted into the U.S. score.

Safety recalls for the 2026 Volvo XC60

No recalls on record. NHTSA lists this model year and currently shows no recall campaigns against it.

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