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Volvo 700Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 7 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Volvo 700.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints7Top: Service brakes, hydraulicSafety recalls11990–2003 model years

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

Best & worst years

Volvo 700 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 700 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'90'91'92'93'98'00'03
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2003Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2000Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls1998Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls1993Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1992Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1991Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1990Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Volvo 700 problems

All model years combined: 7 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.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Service brakes, hydraulic20
Exterior lighting10
Power train10
Engine and engine cooling10
Steering10
Visibility10
Wheels11
1 recall

Volvo 700 recalls

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

–Air bags94V-185 · 1990–1993 · Sep 28, 1994 · 269,000 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the 700

  1. PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FIRESPE97012 · 1988–1991 · closed Sep 26, 1997
    Led to recall 97V-166
  2. INADVERT. AIR BAG DEPLOYSEA94015 · 1992 · closed Oct 12, 1994
    Led to recall 94V-185