I don’t think Volvo’s have ever been a reliable. Maybe a little better then US made vehicles in the 70’s and early 80’s. Then the rest of the market passed them and their quality in the late 80’s and 90’s was inferior to most cars. Then Ford bought them and brought their reliability up to Fords standards. So Volvo is basically as good as a Ford. If you’re looking for a car that’ll be reliable for years and hundreds of thousands of miles…Ford is NOT even on my list.