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Volvo V70 by model year

1,179 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Volvo V70 across 19 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

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Complaints by model year

Total NHTSA complaints by model year, Volvo V70 0 150 300 1998: 242 '98 1999: 220 '99 2000: 116 '00 2001: 268 '01 2002: 91 '02 2003: 36 '03 2004: 120 '04 2005: 22 '05 2006: 23 '06 2007: 8 '07 2008: 13 '08 2009: 8 '09 2010: 6 '10
Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.
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Model yearComplaints
1998242
1999220
2000116
2001268
200291
200336
2004120
200522
200623
20078
200813
20098
20106

All model years

Model yearComplaintsMost reportedRecallsMPGSafety
2016 1
2015 1
2014 1
2013 1
2012 1
2011 1
2010 6 3 21
2009 8 3 20
2008 13 4 19
2007 8 2 18 to 22
2006 23 3 18 to 22
2005 22 3 18 to 22
2004 120 Engine (24%) 5 19 to 22
2003 36 Fuel system (25%) 5 20 to 22
2002 91 Fuel system (14%) 6 20 to 21
2001 268 Cruise control (23%) 8 20 to 21
2000 116 Cruise control (20%) 5 20 to 22
1999 220 Cruise control (24%) 4 20 to 21
1998 242 Brakes (23%) 5 19 to 21