Volvo C70

Owners filed 196 complaints across 15 model years of the Volvo C70. The 2000 drew the most (26).

Model years15
Complaints196
Recalls31
Fires2
Deaths2

Which Volvo C70 years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Volvo C70 model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →

Every Volvo C70 model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
201311
0——Structure › BodyRoutine
201223
1——Unknown or OtherRoutine
201113
1—2Structure › BodyFatalities reported
20104
21—Power Train › DrivelineRoutine
200910
3——Structure › BodyRoutine
200822
312Structure › BodyRoutine
200717
4——Structure › BodyRoutine
20069
2——WheelsRoutine
200415
0—1Electrical SystemRoutine
20034
0——Electrical SystemRoutine
20025
1——Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling SystemRoutine
20017
3——TiresRoutine
200026
4—2Electrical SystemRoutine
199923
3——Vehicle Speed ControlRoutine
19987
4——Tires › Tread/BeltRoutine

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.