Volvo exhaust system problems
Across all Volvo models in NHTSA's complaint database, 118 complaints involve exhaust system. The V70 accounts for the largest share (19%). The single worst model year is the 1998 V70 with 16 exhaust system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 118 about exhaust system, all Volvo models
- Most affected
- V70 19% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 64,000 miles 58 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Volvo models
Worst model years for exhaust system
- 1998 Volvo V7016 complaints
- 2000 Volvo S8010 complaints
- 1998 Volvo S707 complaints
- 1999 Volvo S707 complaints
- 1996 Volvo 8505 complaints
Exhaust system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 4 |
| 1996 | 6 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 26 |
| 1999 | 21 |
| 2000 | 18 |
| 2001 | 16 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 58 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 64,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.