Volvo S90 fuel consumption

Of all Volvo S90 modifications produced from 1997 to 2020 real fuel consumption according to user ratings is approximately 20% higher compared to advertised consumption. For petrol engines real consumption is similar to manufacturer's stated consumption, but for diesel engines is approximately 40% higher. Starting from 1997 Volvo S90 average difference between actual owner-reported fuel consumption and stated consumption was less than industry average, at 2015 difference between owner-reported and advertised fuel economy became similar to average. It should be noted that the gap between advertised and actual fuel economy changed quite significantly across the entire automotive industry during this period. For more details, see the table below.

Year-to-year deviations of actual owner-reported average fuel consumption from advertised values

Year	Gasoline cars		Diesel cars
Year	All carmakers	Volvo S90	All carmakers	Volvo S90
1997	+3%	insignificant	+3%	-
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1998	+3%	insignificant	+4%	-
2015	+27%	-	+33%	+39%
2016	+28%	-	+36%	+37%
2017	+28%	-	+38%	+37%
2018	+28%	-	+39%	+40%
2019	+27%	-	+37%	+45%
2020	+27%	-	+36%	+45%

See below for the actual consumption of generations and versions of Volvo S90.

2015 - 2020

Volvo S90 2015 fuel economy

Average advertised fuel consumption for petrol engines	33.2 MPG 7.1 l/100km
Average advertised fuel consumption for diesel engines	52.1 MPG 4.5 l/100km
Average real-world fuel consumption for diesel engines	37.1 MPG 6.3 l/100km
Average real diesel consumption difference *	+40%

Volvo S90 2015 specs

According to advertised fuel consumption, a Volvo S90 2015 with automatic transmission consumes on average 0.1 liters per 100 km or 3% less fuel than similar versions with manual gearbox.

Compared to similar cars of other manufacturers, the Volvo S90 advertised fuel economy is significantly above average, but according to available user reports on actual consumption, real fuel economy is average.
The best fuel economy in its class of all the modifications has one with 2.0 diesel engine and automatic transmission (Volvo S90 2018 2.0 D4 190 HP).

The table below shows the real and claimed fuel consumption and the differences for specific versions.

Modification	Claimed consumption	Real consumption
2.0 liter petrol engine
Volvo S90 2018 2.0 T4 190 HP automatic	35.1 MPG 6.7 l/100km
Volvo S90 2015 2.0 T5 249 HP automatic	36.2 MPG 6.5 l/100km
Volvo S90 2018 2.0 T6 310 HP 4x4 automatic	30.9 MPG 7.6 l/100km
Volvo S90 2015 2.0 AWD 320 HP automatic	32.2 MPG 7.3 l/100km
Volvo S90 2016 2.0 T6 320 HP 4x4 manual	32.2 MPG 7.3 l/100km
2.0 liter diesel engine
Volvo S90 2016 2.0 D3 150 HP manual	53.5 MPG 4.4 l/100km
Volvo S90 2016 2.0 D3 150 HP automatic	53.5 MPG 4.4 l/100km	37.9 MPG 6.2 l/100km+41%
Volvo S90 2018 2.0 D3 150 HP automatic		37.9 MPG 6.2 l/100km
Volvo S90 2016 2.0 D4 190 HP manual	53.5 MPG 4.4 l/100km
Volvo S90 2016 2.0 D4 190 HP automatic	53.5 MPG 4.4 l/100km	39.2 MPG 6.0 l/100km+36%
Volvo S90 2016 2.0 D4 190 HP 4x4 automatic	50.0 MPG 4.7 l/100km	37.9 MPG 6.2 l/100km+32%
Volvo S90 2018 2.0 D4 190 HP automatic	56.0 MPG 4.2 l/100km	37.3 MPG 6.3 l/100km+50%
Volvo S90 2015 2.0 D5 AWD 235 HP automatic	46.1 MPG 5.1 l/100km	33.1 MPG 7.1 l/100km+39%

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1997 - 1998

Volvo S90 1997 fuel economy

Average advertised fuel consumption for petrol engines	20.7 MPG 11.4 l/100km
Average real-world fuel consumption for petrol engines	20.8 MPG 11.3 l/100km
Average real gasoline consumption difference *	insignificant

Volvo S90 1997 specs

According to advertised fuel consumption, a Volvo S90 1997 with automatic transmission consumes on average 0.7 liters per 100 km or 6% more fuel than similar versions with manual gearbox.

Compared to similar cars from other manufacturers, the Volvo S90 fuel economy is noticeably below average - at least two thirds of similar cars have lower fuel consumption. Of all modifications the best advertised fuel economy in its class has Volvo S90 with 2.9 petrol engine and manual transmission (Volvo S90 1997 2.9 3.0 180 HP), but despite this 60% of other similar cars have better fuel economy figures.

The table below shows the real and claimed fuel consumption and the differences for specific versions.

Modification	Claimed consumption	Real consumption
2.9 liter petrol engine
Volvo S90 1997 2.9 3.0 180 HP manual	21.4 MPG 11.0 l/100km
Volvo S90 1997 2.9 3.0 180 HP automatic	20.1 MPG 11.7 l/100km
Volvo S90 1997 2.9 3.0 204 HP automatic	20.6 MPG 11.4 l/100km	20.8 MPG 11.3 l/100km-1%

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* - Difference between advertised and user reported fuel economy has been calculated taking into account only those car versions for which information is available both on the fuel consumption specified by the manufacturer and reported by users.

User-reported fuel consumption may not accurately represent all users' experiences due to variables such as driving conditions, driving style, technical condition of the vehicle, and other circumstances. Thus, it should not be relied upon as a representative indicator.