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Volvo C70 ConvertibleYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 37 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Volvo C70 Convertible.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints37Top: Vehicle speed controlSafety recalls11998–2002 model years

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

Best & worst years

Volvo C70 Convertible 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 C70 Convertible median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2002Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2001Not rated–/10011 complaints · 1 recall2000Not rated–/10016 complaints · 1 recall1999Not rated–/1008 complaints · 1 recall1998Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Volvo C70 Convertible problems

All model years combined: 37 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
Vehicle speed control150
Electrical system83
Engine and engine cooling51
Tires30
Equipment31
Visibility20
Structure20
Air bags20
Wheels10
5 other systems51
1 recall

Volvo C70 Convertible recalls

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

–Vehicle speed control06V-441 · 1999–2002 · Nov 15, 2006 · 170,099 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the C70 Convertible

  1. THROTTLE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONEA05021 · 1999–2001 · closed Dec 12, 2006
    Led to recall 06V-441
  2. THROTTLE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONPE05041 · 1999–2001 · closed Dec 7, 2005
    No recall