Volvo V70
Owners filed 934 complaints across 21 model years of the Volvo V70. The 2001 drew the most (221).
Model years21
Complaints934
Recalls67
Fires26
Deaths1
Which Volvo V70 years should you avoid?
Going by 934 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Volvo V70 years to avoid are 2001 and 1998.
- 2001221 complaints, 2.4× a typical V70 year, most often about the throttle and acceleration.
- 1998187 complaints, 2.0× a typical V70 year, most often about the brakes.
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 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 | 84 | 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 | |
| 2001Avoid | 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 | |
| 1998Avoid | 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 |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.