I have two 2019 XC60s. One made in China and the other Sweden. They’re the same product. Each has different squeaks/rattles. Neither is better or worse than the other. They’re the same level of quality With the same parts.

 

Had a Swedish XC90, now have a Chinese XC60 and Belgian XC40. My father had a Swedish XC60 and now a Chinese XC60.

To be honest, I’m not able to see any difference.


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We have owned three Swedish built XC90's (2017, former 2020, and a 2021). They have rattles in the seat belt height adjustment assemblies, door panels, headliner, occasionally the center console cup holder area, Intellisafe, and the 2021 has a rattle in the dash board. It's not a China thing. It's a Volvo thing.

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For this price range I think its unacceptable to have so many rattles and squeaks. Im now putting more attention to ratles when I ride with other cars, and they dont have near the volvo.

 

I dont understand why more people are not complaining about it. Im not exaggerating if I say almost everything I touch is making some squeeks, outside and inside… Very bad. I had old Volvo V40 years before and the build quality was far better…

 

I dont understand why more people are not complaining about it.

...Maybe that should've been a hint that this issue is more to do with your specific car, then with anything about the country of manufacture or the entire Volvo brand.

 

It's mostly placebo. Had you not known where your cars are made, you would've not felt this difference. Most people automatically assume poor quality as soon as they hear "Built in China" irrespective of whether that's true in that situation or not.

 

No. Its not. I was hearing these rattles before I knew the car was made in China.

 

A lot of rattles have to do with how a car has been cared for. Cars driven over more rough roads are going to get more noise than ones that have been driven on nice equatorial highways. If you bought both used, it's hard to know how each might have been cared for. It's possible one was just "built on a Friday". Lots of topics over the years talking about production location and quality and more often then not folks report little difference, if anything, a slight edge to the Chinese. I think a better approach here might be to find ways to improve on the rattles you're experiences and not focus on where the cars came from. In the US you would still be under warranty so your dealership might have service bulletins on how to address some of those and improve your ownership experience. I would start there.

 

MY2018 and 2019 they had a problem with door trim parts, white residue of unknown origin appeared.
I never solved this problem, I tried more different plastic cleaners but without success

White Residue on Interior Door Panels

Has anyone else noticed that the plasticky door trim parts tend to get white residue on them that are very hard to remove? I'm talking about the flat part right below the window where you would rest your arm. I'll use armorall interior cleaner which works for a day or two, but the same spots...

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My XC60 is one of the first XC60's assembled in China. I now have almost 50k miles & the only issue I have had is the frequent appearance of white "residue" on the indoor trim. It appears to be related to a reaction to the oils in my skin as it shows up where I touch the door trim. Although annoying, it is easily cleaned but comes back again. I now have almost 50k miles & otherwise have no issues (rattles or otherwise). Granted I have the Inscription trim with massaging seats, B&W, Polestar, etc but I am quite happy also with the level of luxury. I love this car.

 

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Rattles on new car

Hey guys, my car is only a few weeks old and I've got some annoying 'buzzing'/rattles in the centre armrest area, and also with the silver trim under the main screen. Brought the car in today but they weren't able to fix. The dealer wants the car for 3 days (maybe more) to do a full strip of...

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Rattle In Rear View Mirror Cluster

After searching myself for the annoying rattle I've been hearing I employed the help of my girlfriend, who, after several car rides was able to track it down to the plastic housing behind the rear view mirror. I haven't had a chance to really stick my head up there and examine how it attaches...

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Rattle coming from driver side dash

2020 XC60 T8 Inscription Around 4K in miles we began noticing a rattle when going over the roadway joints at highway speeds. I thought it was either a steering column issue, something loose inside the dash or a noise coming up through the front left tire. Dealer diagnosed the issue. Technician...

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Rattle In Intellisafe Box

My 2018 XC60 is only about 2 months old and I have started to hear a low rattle in what seems like the Intellisafe "box" whenever I go over small bumps at around 20 MPH. I've tested this by applying a bit of pressure to the box and going over the same bumps and the rattle disappears. Is this...

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XC60 B&W Speaker Rattle

I have read a lot about B&W speaker rattles in the XC90 here, but not for the current XC60 model. Anyway, my brand new XC60 2018 with the B&W sound system has a very annoying rattle coming from the speaker in the passenger door. Music with some bass lines can definitely trigger it, but it also...

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Is this normal???

Do I need to readjust my expectations of this car? I just want to ask whether I am being overly critical of my new XC60, or whether after multiple service visits I should start seeing some of these issues resolved! It was sad enough to have my brand new car torn apart to get 'fixed', but it...

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I agree my new car gets more rattles than old cars. Maybe they didn't put some felt cushion on interior parts any more to cut some tiny cost.

After intellisafe box rattle is fixed, I only hear rattle when I press on the wood trim. I am fine, just don't touch it.

 

The plastics are no different regardless of where they are built. Internal Volvo findings show cars built in China or in America have fewer warranty claims and higher quality overall.

The reason for this is much newer and more advanced assembly line practices, robots, training, etc. your experience is not common. Volvo lately has been making some of the most rattle free cars I’ve ever seen. My Volvo has fewer rattles than my Audi TT or R8 V10.

 

The plastics are no different regardless of where they are built. Internal Volvo findings show cars built in China or in America have fewer warranty claims and higher quality overall.

The reason for this is much newer and more advanced assembly line practices, robots, training, etc. your experience is not common. Volvo lately has been making some of the most rattle free cars I’ve ever seen. My Volvo has fewer rattles than my Audi TT or R8 V10.

For sure my Audi Q7 is the squeakiest of all my cars...

 

Made at Torslanda, various minor squeaks and rattles since new. I concur about the annoyance, but must factor in bad roads, 20" wheels and temperature extremes. I've read similar complaints about class rivals (X3, GLB, etc.). I take some solace in knowing that the noises are conspicuous mainly to me, and that most/all can be addressed with some DIY cleverness.

 

I haven't owned a vehicle that didn't have some rattle or noise. My current 2019 Forester and 2020 Tesla Model 3 both rattle and squeak in different ways. My Audi RS7 had speaker rattles and the door handle had an awful squeak. I'm fully expecting my upcoming XC60 to develop some noise someday.

There's also noise dampening material that you can install in the floors and doors that will help. You can also wrap wires and anything that's prone to make noise with Tesa Tape

 

I have a MY21 XC60 T8 Polestar made in China - now have 20K on it - least rattles of any of the 15+ cars I have owned. I would go as far as to say it is the best built car I have owned (including Mercedes, BMW, Subaru, Toyota and so on).

 

My 2022 XC90 T8 rattles like a can full of bb’s. The door panel on the rear driver’s side and the panel next to the passenger side third row both creak and groan when any pressure is applied. I have taken everything out of the car and took it to the dealer. The service writer heard the rattles and kept the car for 2 days. Of course once the mechanic goes for a ride it was silent, and was quiet for a couple of days. I really think they did something to try and temporarily secure those panels to no avail. The rattles are back and my wife was able to record the sound on her IPhone. She is close to getting rid of it. No $70,000 plus semi-luxury car should be like this.

 

You took a 2022 XC90 one time to a dealer to solve a rattle and it wasn't resolved.....so the next logical step is to trade it off? Come on now, squeaks and rattles can be notoriously hard to fix, and sometimes a process of elimination is all you can do. If it were mine I'd take it back to my dealer and let them fix it...it's that simple. The warranty means they are obligated to fix it or Volvo buys it back, so I'm pretty sure there is a very high motivation factor for them to fix it.

 

My Chinese-Built XC60, despite being 2018, has little to no rattles. The one time it did produce a rattle I managed to resolve it by just smacking the panel as hard as I could that managed to clip it back in, but then again the rattle developed after hitting a really deep pothole in Kansas.

 

Our 2019 T5 Momentum is Chinese made and has been bulletproof for almost 3 years now ...
I was weary when we picked it up but it has been awesome.

 

It looks like all of the 2022 XC60s being delivered in the northeast US are all built in Sweden, just curious if they are still building in China for US delivered XC60s?

 

There's a tariff that makes it unprofitable to continue importing Chinese-made vehicles.

U.S. rejects GM, Volvo tariff relief requests for China-made SUVs

The United States has rejected separate requests from General Motors Co and Chinese-owned Volvo Cars for an exemption to a 25% U.S. tariff on their Chinese-made sport utility vehicle models.

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To be honest I don't know if the quality would actually be different but I much prefer the idea that the car is manufactured in Sweden over China.

 

In reality the China and American plant are so much newer and more advanced their quality overall is better. Fewer defects and warranty claims are made. European cars have the most problems statistically.

 

My brand new 21 has around 6k miles on it and has a few rattles. Nothing major. Built in SWE. I never really thought much of it until seeing this post.

Coming from multiple brand new Wranglers in a row until this Volvo, the rattles in the Volvo are absolutely nothing compared to Jeep. Those things had more squeaks and rattles than a pirate ship lol.

I don't think it helps any that I'm on the low profile 21 inch run flat tires, which definitely contribute to harshness of ride, but now I am wondering if I should get them checked out if the 12/12,000 applies.

 

Coming from multiple brand new Wranglers in a row until this Volvo, the rattles in the Volvo are absolutely nothing compared to Jeep.

A good reminder that everything's relative. 👍

My preceding '14 Subaru Forester felt tight as a drum for eight years / 53k miles, so the XC60's rattles took me somewhat aback. But on considering that the Subie had 17" wheels, a more compliant suspension and an overall simpler interior — perhaps also the benefit of Japanese QC, in what was a new redesign of the brand's most important model — I've managed to rationalize it well enough. 😉

The 12/12k should cover any issues.

 

I think it is possible to judge only if you can compare yourself a car manifactured in Sweden vs. China with similar specs, trim, rims etc...

I am driving my first Volvo so can't comment on Volvo.

But I had a 3 series BMW built in South Africa which I replaced with a 4 series gran coupé built in Germany. They had same trim, same size of tyres, also both Run Flats, almost same configuration. They are on the same platform and front end, interior are almost the same.
The difference was night and day. 3 series had all kind of noises from everywhere. The 4 had nothing during 4 years, not a single rattle.

Now only thing to factor in maybe is the built process improvement. The 3 was from 2014 and the 4 was from 2018 after facelift. Maybe the facelifted 3 series as well resolved.

What I think is that it is very hard to compare unless you have one from each factory.

Also some of the posts show contradicting stats so again, hard to put a general rule.

 

There's a YT test (saw it some time ago) comparing Volvo made in China vs. one made in Europe. ZERO differences in build quality, materials etc.

 

Here are just some of rattles and squeaks in mine:

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same parts and same QA process - can't imagine much difference if any in build quality.

 

I collected some of things that bothers me, I think this is not acceptable for brand like Volvo, new T8 was more then 75.000€.




I collected some of things that bothers me, I think this is not acceptable for brand like Volvo, new XC60 T8 inscription was more then 75.000€.

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In none of my four Volvos or three Porsches (all made in Europe, fwiw) have I ever had rattles or squeaks in the interior of the car, ever (suspension and outside moldings, yes). I have always felt that they have been better made than the other cars that we have owned since the 1990s (Ford, Toyota). That said, I know of plenty of Volvo and Porsche owners with interior rattles and squeaks from online forums, so I guess I've been fortunate, but I still think that these vehicles are made to better standards. My 2022 XC60 T8 ER is near-perfect in everything so far, two months into ownership and 1600 miles, except for some minor software glitches that have been annoying.