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Volvo S70Years to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 587 NHTSA owner complaints across 4 model years, no Volvo S70 year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 1998, 1999 and 2000. The S70 has 6 safety recalls on record.

Volvo S70
Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years'98 '99 '00Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints587Top: Vehicle speed controlSafety recalls61998–2002 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Elise240SX, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Volvo S70 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 S70 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'98'99'00'02
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2002Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls2000Solid56/100164 complaints · 3 recalls1999Solid50/100205 complaints · 4 recalls1998Solid49/100215 complaints · 4 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Volvo S70 problems

All model years combined: 587 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 control1466
Electrical system1121
Engine and engine cooling834
Service brakes, hydraulic741
Exterior lighting510
Fuel system, gasoline351
Structure302
Air bags2922
Power train243
20 other systems1437
6 recalls

Volvo S70 recalls

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

–Vehicle speed control06V-441 · 1999–2000 · Nov 15, 2006 · 170,099 vehicles–Headlights: switch04V-504 · 1998–2000 · Oct 21, 2004 · 97,000 vehicles–Exterior lighting: turn signal00V-405 · 1998–2000 · Dec 6, 2000 · 245,894 vehicles–Headlights: switch99V-235 · 1998 · Aug 30, 1999 · 139,588 vehicles–Air bags: frontal99V-236 · 1998 · Aug 30, 1999 · 124,381 vehicles–Delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings99V-035 · 1999 · Feb 25, 1999 · 3,632 vehicles
6 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the S70

  1. THROTTLE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONEA05021 · 1999–2000 · closed Dec 12, 2006
    Led to recall 06V-441
  2. THROTTLE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONPE05041 · 1999–2000 · closed Dec 7, 2005
    No recall
  3. HEADLIGHT FAILURERQ04004 · 1998–2000 · closed Nov 5, 2004
    Led to recall 04V-504
  4. PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FIRESPE02029 · 1996–1997 · closed Aug 22, 2002
    No recall
  5. TURN SIGNALPE00031 · 1998–1999 · closed Dec 22, 2000
    Led to recall 00V-405
  6. INADVERTENT SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTPE99040 · 1998–1999 · closed Oct 27, 1999
    No recall