The battery is almost certainly dead.
Something else wrong with your car likely killed the battery and if that's the case buying a new battery will just result in the same problem pretty soon.
Cons: battery is dead
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That battery is absolutely cooked, sounds like the cells have sulfated to hell or there's internal damage from deep cycling
The fact that it's only taking 72-94Wh when it should be 600Wh is screaming dead cells, and that voltage drop from 12.8 to 4v in 2 hours is not normal even with parasitic draw
Pros: screaming dead cells
Cons: battery is cooked
The battery is trash - if it was at 4v, the cells are either internally buckled/shorted - or the AGM is damaged and thus will not hold any charge (no capacity).
Pros: check charging voltage/current
Cons: battery is trash
my dishwasher has around 200 mile motorway range on a 64kWh net battery, which'll get me from Oxford to Darlington on a single charge, I could get to Newcastle if I camp behind a truck for most of it. My car is also stupidly inefficient for an EV, better EVs like a ID.3 or Megane could go further with smaller batteries.
Pros: 200 mile motorway range
Cons: stupidly inefficient
Vehicle:
Volvo
Paid charging is problematic mainly because the T8 charges so slow. You'd have to leave your car at a charger for like 5.5 hours to fill the battery.
Cons: slow charging speed
Vehicle:
Volvo
I had to change the battery on my Volvo 940 7 years ago, it was the original battery from 1996 Wich means that my battery lasted for 22 Swedish winters.
Pros: lasted 22 years, endured Swedish winters
Vehicle:
Volvo 940
My 3 years old XC60 battery has been diagnosed as bad 55% last 2 weeks ago, I said to them keep it as I feel they are still good and road worthy. Gonna do a snapshot again at another 6 months to evaluate.
Pros: still good and road worthy
Cons: diagnosed as bad 55%
Vehicle:
Volvo XC60
My 2017 original battery stayed alive for 8 years and 148k miles fascinated me how long it lasted and the fact that the auxiliary battery is still fine
Pros: stayed alive for 8 years, long lasting
Vehicle:
Volvo S60
Mileage: 238182 km
The factory battery in my 2007 S60R lasted just under 10 years, and I thought that was remarkable. Much more expensive than an auto store battery though but you get what you pay for I guess
Pros: lasted just under 10 years, remarkable lifespan
Cons: much more expensive
Vehicle:
Volvo
I just replaced my 2012 Volvo XC 60 battery. The car has 155k miles and the battery lasted for over 13 yrs. I drive in cold weather for over 6months/yr.
Pros: lasted over 13 years, good in cold weather
Vehicle:
Volvo XC60
Mileage: 249448 km
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What we know about OEM Volvo battery
The brand is registered in Sweden.
In March 2026, PartReview users have a mixed opinion of OEM Volvo battery.
PR Score — 64 out of 100, based on 23 reviews and 73 votes. 13 positive reviews, 4 neutral reviews, 6 negative reviews. Average rating — 3.6 (out of 5). Vote balance: 47 up, 26 down.
In the ranking of the best battery this part is at position 19, behind OEM Chevrolet and OEM KIA , but ahead of OEM Honda and OEM Hyundai.
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- Indicator - battery warning or built-in indicator shows low charge - rated negatively. 2.2 points out of 5.
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