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Volvo V70Years to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 930 NHTSA owner complaints across 19 model years, no Volvo V70 year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004. The V70 has 22 safety recalls on record.

Volvo V70
Years to avoidNoneUse caution: 1998, 1999, 2001Best years'00 '02 '03 '04Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints930Top: Vehicle speed controlSafety recalls221998–2016 model years

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

Best & worst years

Volvo V70 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 V70 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16
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2016Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2010Not rated–/1004 complaints · 3 recalls2009Not rated–/1004 complaints · 3 recalls2008Not rated–/10011 complaints · 4 recalls2007Not rated–/1007 complaints · 2 recalls2006Not rated–/10021 complaints · 3 recalls2005Not rated–/10021 complaints · 3 recalls2004Solid54/10084 complaints · 5 recalls2003Best78/10032 complaints · 5 recalls2002Solid57/10076 complaints · 6 recalls2001Caution34/100221 complaints · 8 recalls2000Solid50/10093 complaints · 5 recalls1999Caution41/100169 complaints · 4 recalls1998Caution34/100187 complaints · 5 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Volvo V70 problems

All model years combined: 930 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 control1609
Electrical system14210
Engine and engine cooling11117
Power train1076
Fuel system, gasoline882
Service brakes, hydraulic756
Exterior lighting634
Air bags5119
Seat belts374
21 other systems28837
22 recalls

Volvo V70 recalls

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

16%Air bags: frontal21V-800 · 2001–2007 · Oct 14, 2021 · 194,546 vehicles65%Seat belts: front20V-378 · 2008–2016 · Jun 30, 2020 · 308,260 vehicles–Electrical: navigational system(global positioning system)10V-566 · 2001–2010 · Nov 8, 2010 · 416 vehicles–Air bags: frontal10V-489 · 2010 · Oct 13, 2010 · 9,746 vehicles–Delivery: fuel pump09V-483 · 2001–2004 · Dec 18, 2009 · 158,733 vehicles–Cooling system: fan09V-218 · 2008–2009 · Jun 12, 2009 · 17,614 vehicles–Other: labels08V-032 · 2008 · Jan 28, 2008 · 1,900 vehicles–Engine and engine cooling07V-226 · 2003–2004 · Jun 5, 2007 · 32,189 vehicles–Vehicle speed control06V-441 · 1999–2002 · Nov 15, 2006 · 170,099 vehicles–Other: labels06V-375 · 2005–2006 · Oct 3, 2006 · 19,700 vehicles–Headlights: switch04V-504 · 1998–2000 · Oct 21, 2004 · 97,000 vehicles–Cooling system: fan04V-451 · 2000–2001 · Sep 13, 2004 · 149,799 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 22 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

8 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the V70

  1. THROTTLE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONEA05021 · 1999–2002 · closed Dec 12, 2006
    Led to recall 06V-441
  2. THROTTLE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONPE05041 · 1999–2002 · 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
  7. FUEL LEAKAGEPE99005 · 1998 · closed Jun 30, 1999
    No recall
  8. EXHAUST PIPE BURNSPE98043 · 1998 · closed Oct 21, 1998
    Led to recall 98V-254