Top Safety Pick + Top Safety Pick criteria

2016 Volvo S80

large luxury car / 4-door sedan

2016 Volvo S80 4-door sedan
2014 Volvo S80 shown

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria Rating
Small overlap front: driver-side
G
Moderate overlap front: original test
G
Side: original test
G
Roof strength
G
Head restraints & seats
G

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria Rating
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Optional system
Superior
Standard system
Advanced

Other available safety features

  • Optional blind spot detection
  • Optional lane departure warning

Key

  • G
    Good
  • A
    Acceptable
  • M
    Marginal
  • P
    Poor
  • Superior
  • Advanced
  • Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Small overlap front: driver-side

Rating applies to 2007-16 models

Tested vehicle: 2014 Volvo S80 3.2 4-door

The Volvo S80 was redesigned for the 2007 model year.

Evaluation criteria Rating
G
Structure and safety cage
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Hip/thigh
G
Lower leg/foot
G
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
G

Action shot taken during the small overlap frontal crash test.

The dummy's position in relation to the door frame, steering wheel, and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained very well.

The frontal and side curtain airbags worked well together to keep the head from coming close to any stiff structure or outside objects that could cause injury.

Intrusion into the driver's space was minimal, and risk of injuries to the dummy's legs and feet was low.

Technical measurements for this test

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2007-16 models

Tested vehicle: 2007 Volvo S80 3.2 4-door

The Volvo S80 was redesigned for the 2007 model year. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Volvo.

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Leg/foot, left
G
Leg/foot, right
G
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
G
Technical measurements for this test

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2007-16 models

Tested vehicle: 2007 Volvo S80 3.2 4-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Volvo S80 was redesigned for the 2007 model year.

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
A
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
G
Pelvis/leg
G
Driver head protection
G
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
G
Pelvis/leg
G
Rear passenger head protection
G

View of the vehicle and barrier just after the crash test.

View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side curtain airbag.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy’s head was protected by the side airbag.

Technical measurements for this test

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2007-16 models

Tested vehicle: 2010 Volvo S80 3.2 4-door

Overall evaluation
G
Curb weight 3,756 lbs
Peak force 15,989 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio 4.26

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: All seats

Overall evaluation
G
Dynamic rating
G
Seat/head restraint geometry
G
Technical measurements for this test

About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

Ratings are given for 2 different trim variations available on this vehicle.

System details

  • Optional Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake and Pedestrian Detection
  • Standard City Safety

Package name

  • Optional Technology Package

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2013-16 models

Superior
Superior
with optional equipment
  • This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
  • In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
  • In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 13 mph.

System details

  • Standard City Safety

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2013-16 models

Advanced
Advanced
  • Not available.
  • In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
  • In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 1 mph.

About the original front crash prevention test