Production chronology1991–1997
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
Wikipedia lead ↗7 years
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Volvo / Model record
Volvo850
Production1991–1997
Recorded originSweden
ClassMid-size car
Also known as850 R · 850 T-5R
Built1,360,522 units
Background
The Volvo 850 is a compact executive car that was produced by the Swedish manufacturer Volvo Cars from 1991 until 1997. Designed by Jan Wilsgaard, the car was introduced in a saloon body style; an estate style was introduced in 1993.
Text adapted from “Volvo 850” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
US EPA model years1994–1997
Model years represented in FuelEconomy.gov; a US-market observation, not a worldwide production range.
EPA FuelEconomy.gov ↗Observed bounds
Canadian NRCan model years1995–1997
Model years in Natural Resources Canada retail fuel-consumption data; Canadian-market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Natural Resources Canada ↗3 years
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1992–1997
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗6 years
Swiss TAS/TARGA approval observations1996
Swiss type-approval years; approval dates are not production chronology.
Swiss ASTRA TAS/TARGA ↗1 year