2012 Volvo C70 problems
NHTSA has received 29 complaints about the 2012 Volvo C70, and 28% of them involve body & structure. After that come drivetrain & axles (7%) and suspension (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 28% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 57,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 11 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 57,000 miles.
None of these complaints report a crash, fire, injury or death. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 100% of model years in our database.
It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
This 2012 volvo c70 was driven from cohasset, ma to chicago il in late september 2014. It was driven with the top down for a period of 400 miles. The car did have brand new michelin pilot sport tires on the front and rear tires, the rear tires had over 7/10ths wear on them. Upon reaching chicago an odd noise was noticed in the car like a failing rear hub.
While driving normally on evenly paved roads my passenger door opens and a error message is displayed on my console. I have taken to the dealer who charged me $60. To check it on the computer but to no avail. The problem was not detected by the computer and the problem continues to exist.
While on highway at highway speed, the driver door moved outward as if it was opening. The open door warning light flashed on the dash. Makes you feel like you're about to fall out of the car. Had to stop and close the door again. Would hate to have this happen while cornering.
We sometimes have difficulty when opening and closing the driver's door. Also, on several occasions when driving a warning light came on indicating the doors were ajar. We were on a highway when it happened. It seems to be related to an issue with the door latch. We were told by the dealer that there was a door latch recall on other volvo vehicles, but not the c70.