Crashtest Volvo XC90 old vs new 2012 vs 2016

1st gen vs 2nd gen Volvo XC90

[@Dwohman]

We have an xc60r, xc70, xc90r, and a volvo vnr semi truck. We had 2 xc90s, but one got destroyed when a dodge durango plowed into it at 40 plus mph. It saved our house from getting hit. The durango left on a wrecker, the xc90, although the rear was pretty torn up, was still able to be driven. And all the side doors still opened normally. Volvo for life!❤

[@runepedersenDK]

This 2012 car is designed before 2002, and it's P2 platform is even older (1998) - I'm impressed by its performance. Most other cars from that era collapses completely, when you do a test, where you bypass the normal frontal deformationszone like you do here!

[@StackBundle]

2012 models are p3's. Not p2's.

[@runepedersenDK]

@@StackBundle Nope. "First generation (P2): 2002-2016" - Wikipedia

[@StackBundle]

@@runepedersenDK Just pulled up the Volvo spec sheet and it looks like the p2 production for the xc90 lasted until 2014. Not 2016. But you're right. The one in the video is a p2. Don't know how I never learned that the p2 chassis lasted that long lol.

[@涼宮晶]

@@StackBundle They made it and sold it in Mainland China as "XC Classic" after 2014 until 2016, only one engine option provided(2.5T AWD).

[@ash3rr]

When you look at the number of deaths from car crashs rather than just crash tests, the volvos don't perform very well.

[@limpet7r63]

Lots of people saying it's impressive that a 20 year old design does so well in the test, but Volvo have been doing the whole safety thing since long before it became fashionable, and in a very unique way. Amazingly, Volvo actually has a dedicated crash investigation team that has worked closely with Swedish police over the last 50 years to get access to real world accident scenes involving Volvo cars. They work as an integral part of the accident investigation team, and as such have built up a good understanding of just how Volvo cars perform in a crash based on thousands of real world road accidents in endless combinations of circumstances. This data is then used to address weaknesses and improve safety as models are updated. Volvos are genuinely one of the few cars not just designed to pass crash tests, but to be safe in the real world, and all safety features are based on real accidents that have happened to real drivers. The fact a 20 year old design acquits itself so well in this test is not a coincidence. I daresay there isn't a way to crash a Volvo car that Volvo themselves haven't seen and investigated first hand, and which hasn't been factored into the design.

[@SuperMrgentleman]

It's still impressive, because loads of car makers just play catch-up, and then immediately fail a new tougher test. IIHS just started testing rear passengers in front collisions and basically a ton flop around in their seatbelts because there's no pretensioners for the rear seats. Volvo has had that since the first XC90, at least. If it's not impressive then it's just sad car makers putting out $50k-$100k cars cheap out on a few hundred bucks for better belts

[@brly4542]

Not too mention that old xc90 was a tank, with boron steel everywhere. Too be honest, there is very little difference between the new and the old crash test, id feel safe in either

[@2steaksandwiches665]

My wife has had our 2013 for nearly 10 years. There’s a reason we don’t replace it. It’s just that safe. Electrically it has not been particularly reliable, but that’s OK

[@djkasdjkasdjdjdj]

Gotta keep them terminals and CEMs clean bro

[@2steaksandwiches665]

@@djkasdjkasdjdjdj it’s been the blower motors. Have had 4 in 11 years.

[@djkasdjkasdjdjdj]

@@2steaksandwiches665 similar to the s60 i used to drive, mine gave out the blower resistor twice, u gotta change the battery ASAP when its weaken, also keep the interior as cool as possible, them electronic modules dont appreciate the humidity

[@2steaksandwiches665]

@@djkasdjkasdjdjdj yeah, I learned that about five years ago. Very temperamental. I replaced the last one a few months ago ago because it had that annoying chirping sound. But the problem was annoying because it would work and then all of a sudden it it wouldn’t work for a few days then it would start working again.

[@2steaksandwiches665]

The first repair was under warranty, the second one cost me like $800 of the dealer, and then the the last two ones I learned how to do it myself. I could probably do it with my eyes closed.

[@costisordorin5785]

Two great car. I see a beautiful future for the Volvo cars.

[@MrKubix019]

Mercedes is building in the Republic of South Africa and still is good, so i think Volvo building in China in nothing dramatick

[@ryankov]

Mr. Cairo and jaguar and land rover were bought by an Indian company... so what

[@volvocub2629]

Don’t forget that Chrysler is owned by the Italians... Wait... if something like 90% of the USA’s debt is owned by the asians, doesn’t that make the USA an Asian colony?

[@wiktorjaciow9815]

Mr. Cairo land rover and jaguar are indian and look how amazing they are

[@vifon4839]

Now they only have TWO engines to offer

[@MagicMike87]

Not bad for a 16 years old construction,many new cars can't perform like this.

[@ubaid.p.k.2707]

Old is good?

[@huyhoangctytnhh2204]

Ca

[@YouDontWannaFightMe]

That just shows how well engineered it was from the start

[@oliverxvi4373]

16 years..? You must be like 14 years old or something...

[@famaccount479]

@@oliverxvi4373 Or you. The previous XC 90 is build from 2002, so 2 years ago when he commenting was it exact 16 years ago as he mentioned. So what's your point to insult him?

[@ianclaudio777]

Both generations did very well

[@TekkenBones]

1:37..... Smooth airbags... they got you covered. Volvo for Life (literally)

[@andreyivanov8591]

Dave Johnson volvo for service life! Mercedes for people life!

[@georgevavoulis4758]

I like to see both of these Volvos crash head on into each other to see the difference in safety . Ialso saw a classic Volvo 250 wagon in PERFECT condition today when I was out walking .

[@superben2000]

Volvos are the safest cars on the market by far.

[@carsoundz4093]

yup

[@jltrack]

Nope, Tesla surpasses Volvo safety ratings. I’m a Volvo fan but you have to give credit to Tesla.

[@calleschoffelmeer2765]

@@jltrack this comment was 1 year old dumbass

[@endlessimmersion8942]

Calle Schoffelmeer your dad and grandpa are dumbass, Tesla start to sell their cars at 2012, 2015, 2016 depends on the model, so even this comment will be 3 years old you fail, gtfo

[@VNtergon]

@@jltrack yeah, a car that has a risk of going up in flames in any serious crash is safe. Sure.

[@initiqlxy]

On the front view of first gen: Right head light and grille be like: not today bitch, bye

[@ivanvranic6211]

volvos are like "crash test? what crash test?" and continue going :D

[@ivanvranic6211]

fan boy? Personally bmw is my favourite manufacturer but I respect other cars when they do great and this Volvo is the safest SUV on sale according to Euro NCAP! Have a great day.

[@neffing8873]

fabian Volvos are safer than "any other car" they invented the three point seatbelt. And has always thought about safety since they started// a Volvo fanboy..

[@justaguy6232]

Ivan Vranić when bae just texted she's home alone😂😂

[@or_rx]

tesla x is safest suv

[@Kylie-lr7ic]

Duck Blox in mars maybe

[@haardkaar]

That's impressive, the old xc90 was designed in the 90's.

[@anthony2605]

Both are pretty dam good!

[@sultansofswing7]

idk but the older XC90 seems to have done better

[@zf2029]

Well even though more exterior paneling bent in the new one, the frame is a bit stronger and the passengers are a little safer. They are both impressive though.

[@sultansofswing7]

@@zf2029 nicknamed 'tanks' for a reason

[@MarksTech]

you can't look at crash tests as 'less damage = Better'. when a frame is stronger, more g force is applied to your body causing the possibility of more harm. take Tesla, for example. sure, they are 5* rating, but if you look at the g-force applied to the body, its almost double that of the Volvo S60. because of the battery and super strong frame of the Tesla. same applies here to the 2016 xc90. there is more frame bend, but that takes away some of the g forces and spreads it throughout the body. :) more crumple of the body = less g force on you = less chance of a broken neck or back ;)

[@sultansofswing7]

@@MarksTech stick to reviewing gadgets. and FYI, I was not referring to how the both accepted the crash test based on external damage. neither do I care about your Tesla

[@MarksTech]

@@sultansofswing7 so you replied with just an empty comment because I proved you wrong? Ok. Strange.

[@andersisacson8262]

Neighbor family in V70 with two small kids had a front end collision in 75km/h and all walked away with some bruises. They would never buy another brand after that they told me.

[@JMCH1988]

Honda is similar in my country a CRV crashed with a 12 wheel truck , at 70 mph front collision all kids walked away

[@theodornorden9937]

So sad to see such an expensive car be crushed.

[@MrTommyboy68]

Then you don't want to watch GM's newest plastic toy being demolished. I think it' safety rating is one.

[@ИванКруглов-д9ш]

Что тут говорить лучший авто

[@benwilde2188]

There are so many crash test experts on you tube...amazing

[@jaleger2295]

When you see a good burger, does it take any expertise to recognize one, cringy smart ass?

[@famaccount479]

@@jaleger2295 Well, your example is a bit pointless. To know if a burger is tasty or not, doesn't need any expertise or professional skill, it need only your sense and mouth is working. On the other hand, to write something about crash tests, need at least a understanding in physic and some other car relevant things. So in comparation: To give a opinion about a burger is easy for everyone, about car crash safety well, it's smartassing if they have no clue about.

[@Toopa88]

@@famaccount479 They were probably writing that comment while eating a burger.

[@rdrgtreer]

1:04 Free spare parts just came off!

[@wisamghalyoun640]

Volvo XC90 the best cars in the world

[@FaithinThoth]

Admit it Volvo invented the perfect crash vehicle to survive a frontal impact at 35% offset.

[@冰谷]

25 small overlap

[@limpet7r63]

Nope, Volvo has its own accident investigation team that works with the police to evaluate the performance of their cars in real world crashes, and feeds the data back into the R&D team to improve future models. They are one of the few that doesn't just build a car to do well in a test, but to be safe in a real accident.

[@baginatora]

2016 Volvo *loses left front tyre*: "Dis but a scratch!"

[@balls_in-yo_jaw]

*loses left front tyre*

[@Ubon94]

air bags look better in the gen 2

[@hubertwalter1749]

who gives a shit about the looks of airbags..

[@bulbavozka4395]

@@hubertwalter1749 i think he want to say that airbags in gen 2 looks more safer

[@gravemind6536]

It went from good to exceptional.

[@BennyT_3434]

The xc90 grille @1:05 is all like "welp.......bye!"

[@stevenhunt9664]

The older Volvo XC90 seemed to perform better imo. I'd rather be in the older one.

[@animalloverjulian8243]

Wow very safe cars some cheap cars will have their floor push up and the whole cab will get destroyed

[@wisher21uk]

Up to 2019 there has Been no fatalities as driver or passenger in an xc90 that was on KZbin somewhere P.s I have 2014 XC90 use it daily 32mpg 181,000 miles

[@wisher21uk]

@@S-A-M. mines now done 186k no smoke, no knocks and bangs, now passed the last 4 MOT’s and servicing costs don’t go to dealerships get a reliable garage to do it for you

[@wisher21uk]

@@S-A-M. I had a 2002 SC60 before the XC HOW SAFE IS AN XC90 ? the lorry driver fell asleep 😴 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWS4doaVm5h1pNE

[@ТамерланФерум]

Классный кузов . Проработать над элииктроникой и интерьером игоьовое решение за минимальную цену.

[@tennisfitapp]

Now show me full front impact please at 100 KPH!!!

[@hakankalayli1]

old and new, it's like no difference.Bravo Volvo

[@henryhansen5609]

Hehe, true! They lieing so we shall think we buy a better and safer car! Bullshit.

[@danishviking6254]

@@henryhansen5609 if it remains labelled the safest car with no statistically recorded fatalities then that’s good enough for me. Btw. I think it’s improved with accident prevention tech not to mention awesome facelift and better fuel economy and CO2 emissions etc. Volvos are improving just like it’s competitors.

[@the_dovla]

Older is better, look at drivers door in moment of impact.

[@아놀드C]

Old one is better, look at the front window crack.

[@aidanlynch9521]

My friend's mum has a 2009 xc90 r design, its so nice! looks kinda better than the new one.

[@crossroads670]

AiDS_GAMEZ _ lol no

[@anatolypaulau7135]

Моя мечта!

[@Marian-y3v]

въебаться в стену?=)))))

[@cxuppcakes6182]

The older X90 be like I'm out bie

[@janezbester3488]

would expect a newer one to perform way better that the older one ... I guess they only invest in active safety now ...

[@gravemind6536]

The newer one did perform better but it wasn't a dramatic leap.

[@ДмитрийМихайлович-к4я]

Верю что машина чёткая у самого такая но блин ,не бейте отдайте 🙏очень признателен буду🙈

[@andriiyefymenko2395]

Классика

[@imabebebebe2496]

Both excelent

[@khezransalik9963]

This is how malihas and shehzad brain work and tariq

[@ЭлМикро-о4щ]

В новой Вольво стекло очень сильно трескается , в старой почти не трескается..

[@waldstar369]

Change your title. This is a 2014 model vs. a 2016 one.

[@BugThorn]

actually this is crashtest between car from 2003 and 2016, cos old xc90 has no structural changes in lifetime.

[@carsoundz4093]

indeed

[@volovomias3221]

yes, but safety equipments have changed since 2003

[@nickbabeaux4980]

Nope same safety equipment the XC90 performance the same from 2013 to 2014

[@cundycross]

Volovo Miäs nope, exactly the same equipment, only changes on 2005 slight facelift and engine output, 2012 facelift and engine output again. Safety, drivetrain all the same.

[@IacopoRusconi]

If You want a safe car take an XC90... i’ve never seen something like this... incredible Volvo it’s a fantastic brand... Safety First

[@andreasl.f.c570]

I have the new 2018 XC90

[@hardtailshredder]

They are practically the same I mean both slid of the barrier

[@Jmoney-db4rp]

Damn they can just let me have one of those Volvo’s.

[@pentrudreptate3342]

Good to see on 35% what's happening.

[@khezransalik9963]

Sort of three cars moving in a direction. troubled and do what they do cause and effect......that is tariq shehzad maliha.........and tariq being higher rated........so not appli apable locally

[@gasgiant7122]

I think Volvo brag that nobody will die in a Volvo from I think 2022 or 23?

[@antonisawicki4470]

Are volvoes very good?

[@balls_in-yo_jaw]

Nope they arenot rlaiable + they drive like a bus

[@r.gelmers6580]

Yes they are. I'd even argue they are the best :-)

[@MegaDragge]

Very good

[@expertgaming1002]

Why are the headrests taken out? The test is stupid. Car is safe. IIHS did stupid test. I thought it was supposed to be realistic.

[@ie9432]

who won..???

[@zekkar5478]

Treaba este că țin la preț in timp.

[@Peppermint1]

1:15 notice how the left hinge of the hood has detached and gets into the windshield. Doesn't look like a careful design.

[@DslStudio]

Royale with cheese you have no idea

[@Peppermint1]

I'm a mechanical engineer. How do you know the design was well done ?

[@jaleger2295]

Considering that speeds don't tot up, I barely can see why would you need a crash test at 160 kph

[@MrTommyboy68]

OK. Crash test a new GM plastic toy and we'll quibble about a hood hinge.

[@famaccount479]

@@Peppermint1 I don't got your point. Are you concerned that the windshield get broken in a test or what exactly?

[@greaser3069]

Old chassis was Swedish magic, new is Chinese designed cheap garbage just with new safety feats. Old with new safety features would be unstoppable.

[@ann-brittjosefsson4751]

Um no the new volvo are build in Sweden

[@rohitsvs1]

Actually you need to brush up alot about volvos. Volvo are still developed,designed & built by Volvo Sweden. Its just that the Chinese company owns it & provides the revenue to sustain. Chinese have no involvement in its development except Money & Aaisin Gearbox. Its a good old Volvo-Safest Car on Earth.🙌

[@докторЛИВСИ-у4ь]

Старый лучше , у нового крыша как сильно играла

[@ie9432]

2012 wins..)

[@McAmber]

woah!!

[@jackwill7790]

safety both

[@Jeremy-qr5uz]

Good job

[@Isaac-up1if]

Mine is 2009 xc90 2.5T.It is batter than new

[@dzengerink]

You have batter in your XC90? Handy for making fish and chips :D

[@21fnasser]

You wish

[@r.gelmers6580]

That's probably because you cannot afford a SPA XC90 ;-)

[@Isaac-up1if]

R. Gelmers I guess you don’t even know that my XC90 was sold for more than 100,000 US dollars in China

[@BK-it6wg]

poor crash barrier...volvo doesnt even care

[@bebedaa]

Eee babam araba hurdaya çıktı tamam belki insanlar sağ kaldı ama araba pert oldu o ne ya lastik far uçtu gitti 60 la demekki 140 la yapsan Allah rahmet eylesin 😮

[@tingizalexandre5828]

old xc90 so rigidy sutructure and better than new

[@DslStudio]

dickbur Alexandre the old is not better and the new gives less damage on your body

[@Damage42X]

True, it appears to be more rigid. But then again you must realize that cars in the 70's were more rigid than anything else, but not any safer.

[@tingizalexandre5828]

Damage42X but old xc 90 top safety pick

[@DrittAdrAtta]

Yea, they made the new one worse than the old one. Just because... Obviously you do not know much about car safety.

[@MrPaukann]

Damage42X, they were not rigid at all, may be body panels were, but they play little role in a car crash. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZDVZoiAp92Wmc0

i only saw old!

[@dzebich]

Части по салону летают

[@ryantomei]

2012 is very late into the 1st gen years. By then it’s had some light alterations which could have included a stiffer A pillar. A model of around a 2003 to now would have been a more striking comparison

[@MediKombi]

The structure of the P2 XC90 from 2003-2014 was the same for each year. There were no modifications of the structure, unibody, or safety components for this car aside from a slightly larger torso airbag for the 2006+ model year.

[@parodylover999]

@officialKS2015 How do you know it wasn't altered?

[@gabrielgonzalezb.6852]

it's better the xc90 2003-2008

[@Ubon94]

Gabriel González B. Why?

[@finnhansbro5174]

@@Ubon94 It may just be his opinion but I prefer the older one because of its more built-up design and it's smaller grill

[@MrTommyboy68]

I have an 06 and feel very safe in it. The standing joke at my fire house is, I'll survive but they will play HELL getting me out due to the structural design. I have only seen videos of fatal's in 2 XC 90's. The first rear ended a trailer and got shoved under to the "b" pillar (estimated at going over 85 mph) The second also ran under a trailer and got rear ended by ANOTHER tractor trailer. Got shoved under to the "C" pillar. NO CAR PRODUCED could have saved anyone in the cars.

[@furywind2088]

Так кто победил, пацаны?

[@ВладимирМарченко-щ4р]

Первое поколение

[@robertmasano4114]

You know what bothers me is that fact that Volvo “test cars in every situation” yet you can see the head airbag on the older model hardly extends far enough towards the A pillar to protect the head.

[@CeperaZh]

2nd gen had better fastened headlight...

[@securemaple]

How does Volvo XC90 compare with Toyota Land cruiser? In safety aspect. Anyone?

[@MiraSubieGirl]

Well... very well. I hate Volvos and Love Toyota. But id rather be in a serious accident in the Volvo put it that way.

[@MiraSubieGirl]

200 series Cruiser is a different stripe of tiger all together... much heavier and designed to "cushion" blows more than crumple and deflect.

[@MiraSubieGirl]

If they were both in a head on accident, the Volvo driver will be ok and whoever hit the Volvo will "Possibly be ok" too. Cruiser? Probably fair as well as the Volvo but whoever you hit is dead 5 times. Dead as fuck.

[@securemaple]

Land cruiser looks huge but is the body well built of robust steel, engineered to save lives of occupants? I really wonder if there is educated answer? Fact based answer. Hoping someone answers this 👍🏻

[@MiraSubieGirl]

@@securemaple Yeah I dont have much "Studied and officially recognised facts." Jusy what ive seen as a Mechanic and owner of 200s, X5 bmw, few others that closely relate :)

[@мистерикс-о5л]

Манекен человек умер,в затылок прилет осколка

[@Area-cf1gt]

Get the super glue

[@tihomirnikolov1454]

7×25

[@georgechirilov2523]

better airbags, not much else changed

[@nickclark6001]

George Chirilov huge changes, massive amounts of boron steel in the new one🙄

[@yamahass66]

So could you tell me what is the internal damage?

[@lionlion133]

感覺都很不勞靠 包括勞斯來斯此款厚種鋼板的車都一樣 只要駕駛人違法爛駛一樣是變破銅爛鐵行為人一樣下地獄去 連累無辜

[@пуґач]

ID kep goging omg so col

[@huyhoangctytnhh2204]

Tiết

[@jopo6921]

. . ohne Kopfstützen? min 0:52

[@ThatSilentGuy]

Damit die Innenkameras nicht blockiert werden.

[@SHINdanny]

Ich denke, dass die erst bei simulierten Auffahrunfällen eingesetzt werden, da sie erst dort vor schweren Verletzungen schützen.

[@miloslavskii5029]

Ну и что?

[@nilsmeta641]

pretty bad comparison as it didnt say which car it was

[@oliverxvi4373]

No difference.

[@efostheiou9755]

so bad crash test designing, the cars after the impact shouldn't travel more

[@ToJa-rj2pi]

Efos Theiou The force of the crash was minimized and the passenger cabin is still intact. That is the most important thing. The car won't stop in a few seconds, but the passenger is safe.

[@Mazoox500]

Oc it should stop right away. the force would be much higher/severe for the occupants if the cars stop dead in it tracks. This is by far the safest way to crash. And if the car should hit another object after the initial impact the speed have already decreased which should lesser the second impact.

[@yupa2680]

you should learn some basics of physics and how momentum and G forces work and how big are forces on human body or element stopping immedeately vs slowly decelerating to full stop, imagine this, you traveling 50km/h and car suddenly stops in 0.5s to full stop vs 50km/h and slowly stopping in 4s.... I would like to be in the car with 4s stop .... volvo in this particular way ;)

[@AW-zv2to]

Efos Theiou the brakes are automatically applied damn your iq must be low as hell

[@SamChiu-m9b]

The car is DESIGNED to be sliding over the barrier

[@VladimirSergeevisch]

Короче одинаково! А если разницы нет, зачем платить больше))) в 3 раза)

[@andreyponomarev6249]

Мне показалось что старая держит удар лучше

[@felipegondewski7842]

Old very better!

[@michielhimself]

why are the head supports removed from the front seats? Aren't they part of the safety concept?

[@arschkopp]

yes they are, but are removed to give the camera a better angle on the dummy and movement on impact, i think.

[@ericsson5207]

The headrests are more important in rear end accidents!

[@raitshots]

Old car Volvo strong contruct. But real danger young volvo car contruct... Very Lots of stuff details in the plateau and as few metal parts as possible. It's not safe. Thin parts deteriorate faster over time, leaving fragile factory fasteners. When researching old volvo ones are still strictly designed. Depending on how old the volvo is used and maintenance time. Rust everyone has a car. As little rust as possible. Volvo will last a long time.

[@the_dovla]

First gen XC90 drivers side door look way safer than newer.

[@ИванШереметев-щ3л]

Подарите мне линзованую фару что отлетела! Жалко аш . Бегемота

[@narancs5]

It says 2014 on the footage for the older one. Btw I dont really see drastic difference. The side airbags have better coverage on the newer model but thatone also seemed to be the one deforming more ( windshield cracking more ).

[@ironsavior1171]

Ye and that older model is build since 2003/4

[@2steaksandwiches665]

The new one wouldn’t show this in crash test but it has a lot more safety mitigation features. But is probably splitting hairs.

[@cxuppcakes6182]

I might get one

[@davidjhon8844]

Pancake

[@emm2174]

Que veut-on mesurer ou prouver? on a enlevé l'appuie-tête conducteur 👴...et celui du passager! Quelle conclusion déduire sur les blessures des mannequins après une modif aussi importante? C'est quand même dommage de détruire ces autos pour rien, en négligeant un paramètre principal des blessures à la tête. OUPS

[@lazyandyy]

One of my sisters friends have a volvo

[@christopherredhead4182]

Andrew Tannehill no one cares