Volvo XC60 lug nut torque

Volvo XC60 owner’s manuals give 118 lb-ft (160 N·m) for 2022–2027, 103 lb-ft (140 N·m) for 2011–2021 and 102 lb-ft (140 N·m) for 2009. Check which applies to yours. Tighten them in a star pattern with a torque wrench.

Sources checked

Wheel bolt torque, 2022–2027

118lb-ft160N·m

040801201600100200ft-lbN·m
As printed
“Tighten to 160 Nm (118 lb-ft).”
Source
2027 XC60 User Manual (Volvo): PDF page 335

Volvo XC60 lug nut torque by model year

Model yearTorqueManual page
2027118 lb-ft (160 N·m)PDF page 335
2026118 lb-ft (160 N·m)PDF page 335
2025118 lb-ft (160 N·m)PDF page 333
2024118 lb-ft (160 N·m)PDF page 332
2023118 lb-ft (160 N·m)PDF page 332
2022118 lb-ft (160 N·m)PDF page 333
2021103 lb-ft (140 N·m)PDF page 874
2020103 lb-ft (140 N·m)PDF page 539
2019103 lb-ft (140 N·m)PDF page 531
2018103 lb-ft (140 N·m)PDF page 543
2017103 lb-ft (140 N·m)PDF page 301
2016103 lb-ft (140 N·m)PDF page 299
2015103 lb-ft (140 N·m)PDF page 332
2014103 lb-ft (140 N·m)PDF page 323
2013103 lb-ft (140 N·m)PDF page 317
2012103 lb-ft (140 N·m)PDF page 308
2011103 lb-ft (140 N·m)PDF page 293
2009102 lb-ft (140 N·m)PDF page 268

Read on Volvo’s own site on October 23, 2026. Years not listed haven’t been checked yet, or their manual prints no value; check your own manual.

How to tighten them

  1. Clean any dirt or rust off the bolts and the wheel’s mounting face. Don’t oil them unless the manual says to.
  2. Thread every bolt in by hand until it seats against the wheel.
  3. Lower the vehicle so the tire takes its weight, and set a torque wrench to the value for your model year in the table above.
  4. Tighten the bolts in a star pattern, going around two or three times, until the wrench clicks on every bolt.
  5. Check the torque again after a short drive if your manual says to.

More detail, including how many passes to make: how to torque lug nuts. Setting and using the wrench: how to use a click torque wrench. Wheels held on by bolts, and how they’re fitted: lug nuts vs wheel bolts.

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Questions

What is the lug nut torque on a Volvo XC60?

118 lb-ft (160 N·m) for 2022–2027; 103 lb-ft (140 N·m) for 2011–2021; 102 lb-ft (140 N·m) for 2009, as printed in Volvo’s owner’s manuals (2009, 2011–2027).

Can I use an impact wrench?

Not to finish. An impact wrench can’t set a torque and easily overshoots it, which stretches studs. Run the nuts down by hand or lightly, then finish with a torque wrench in a star pattern.

Should I oil the wheel bolts?

Not unless the manual says so. Torque values assume clean, dry threads; oil lets the same torque stretch the bolt further. Some manuals, Kia’s and Mazda’s among them, say to keep oil and grease off wheel nuts and bolts altogether.