Volvo V70
Owners filed 933 complaints across 21 model years of the Volvo V70. The 2001 drew the most (221); the 2016 the fewest (0).
Model years21
Complaints933
Recalls67
Fires26
Deaths1
Every Volvo V70 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Routine | |
| 2009 | 4 | 3 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2008 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2007 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist | Routine | |
| 2006 | 21 | 4 | 1 | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2005 | 21 | 4 | 1 | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2004 | 83 | 6 | 6 | 2 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2003 | 32 | 5 | — | 1 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Routine | |
| 2002 | 76 | 6 | 3 | 5 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2001 | 221 | 9 | 2 | 8 | Vehicle Speed Control | Above average | |
| 2000 | 93 | 6 | 2 | 11 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1999 | 169 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1998 | 187 | 5 | 7 | 10 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine |
Which Volvo V70 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2001 is the weakest year on record, with 221 complaints concentrated in the vehicle speed control. It carries 9 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.