Menu

Volvo V70xcYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 411 NHTSA owner complaints across 10 model years, no Volvo V70xc year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2002. The V70xc has 4 safety recalls on record.

Years to avoidNoneUse caution: 2001Best years'98 '99 '00 '02Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints411Top: Vehicle speed controlSafety recalls41998–2007 model years

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

Best & worst years

Volvo V70xc 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 V70xc median. Tap a year for its full report.

'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2007Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls2006Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls2005Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls2004Not rated–/1005 complaints · 0 recalls2003Not rated–/10012 complaints · 0 recalls2002Best74/10027 complaints · 1 recall2001Caution34/100144 complaints · 1 recall2000Solid45/100103 complaints · 2 recalls1999Solid50/10079 complaints · 2 recalls1998Best68/10031 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Volvo V70xc problems

All model years combined: 411 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 control1184
Electrical system772
Power train672
Fuel system, gasoline472
Engine and engine cooling451
Suspension190
Service brakes, hydraulic162
Exterior lighting140
Fuel/propulsion system130
20 other systems8012
4 recalls

Volvo V70xc 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–Cooling system: fan04V-451 · 2001 · Sep 13, 2004 · 149,799 vehicles–Exterior lighting: brake lights04V-051 · 2002 · Feb 2, 2004 · 3,242 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the V70xc

  1. THROTTLE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONEA05021 · 1999–2001 · closed Dec 12, 2006
    Led to recall 06V-441
  2. THROTTLE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONPE05041 · 1999–2002 · closed Dec 7, 2005
    No recall