Volvo 740
Owners filed 82 complaints across 8 model years of the Volvo 740. The 1990 drew the most (47); the 2002 the fewest (1).
Model years8
Complaints82
Recalls3
Fires8
Deaths0
Every Volvo 740 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Control Module (tcm/Pcm/Tecm) | Routine | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Wheels › Rim | Routine | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1991 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1990 | 47 | 2 | 5 | 16 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine |
Which Volvo 740 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1990 is the weakest year on record, with 47 complaints concentrated in the vehicle speed control. It carries 2 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.