Volvo 770Years to avoid, problems & recalls
Based on 108 NHTSA owner complaints across 4 model years, no Volvo 770 year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 1998, 1999 and 2000.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.
Best & worst years
Volvo 770 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 770 median. Tap a year for its full report.
'98'99'00'01
- Avoid
- Caution
- Solid
- Best
- Not rated
Complaints by system
Most common Volvo 770 problems
All model years combined: 108 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
58Suspension4 crash/fire/injury
28Electrical system3 crash/fire/injury
24Power train1 crash/fire/injury
19Structure1 crash/fire/injury
14Engine and engine cooling
12Steering
10Equipment
10Visibility
9Service brakes, air
3210 other systems1 crash/fire/injury
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 58 | 4 |
| Electrical system | 28 | 3 |
| Power train | 24 | 1 |
| Structure | 19 | 1 |
| Engine and engine cooling | 14 | 0 |
| Steering | 12 | 1 |
| Equipment | 10 | 0 |
| Visibility | 10 | 0 |
| Service brakes, air | 9 | 0 |
| 10 other systems | 32 | 1 |
0 recalls
Volvo 770 recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.
5 investigations
NHTSA investigations of the 770
- FRONT SUSPENSION U-BOLTS LOOSEN OR BREAKNo recall
- SLEEPER BERTH FIRESNo recall
- STEERING GEARBOX OR U-JOINTNo recall
- STEERING AXLE U-BOLTNo recall
- MULTIPLE DEFECTSNo recall