Volvo 262Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 5 safety recalls on record for the Volvo 262.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints0—Safety recalls51975–1978 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Volvo 262 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the 262 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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1978Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1976Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls 1975Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Volvo 262 problems

All model years combined: 0 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

5 recalls

Volvo 262 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Storage: tank assembly79V-048 · 1976 · Feb 13, 1979 · 61,000 vehicles Tank assembly: filler pipe and cap79V-028 · 1975–1976 · Jan 18, 1979 · 57,000 vehicles Axle assembly: axle shaft78V-062 · 1978 · Mar 24, 1978 · 28,000 vehicles Control arm: lower ball joint76V-106 · 1976 · Jul 15, 1976 · 56,820 vehicles Rack and pinion: rack76V-107 · 1976 · Jul 15, 1976 · 56,820 vehicles