Acura RSX vs Volvo V70XC

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Acura RSX	Volvo V70XC
Complaints on file	214	521
Model years covered	2001–2008	1998–2007
Worst model year	2002	2001
Best model year	2003	2003
Crashes reported	29	14
Fires reported	1	11
Injuries reported	15	12
Deaths reported	0	1
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Acceleration & Cruise Control
Share of complaints involving harm	21%	7.3%

Acura RSX by year

3 94 30 19 38 28 1 1

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 44 20.6%

Airbags 33 15.4%

Engine & Cooling 26 12.1%

Suspension 21 9.8%

Brakes 13 6.1%

Lights 11 5.1%

Body & Structure 10 4.7%

Electrical System 9 4.2%

Volvo V70XC by year

35 94 132 189 32 21 5 3 6 4

98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Acceleration & Cruise Control 118 22.6%

Electrical System 84 16.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 69 13.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 67 12.9%

Engine & Cooling 54 10.4%

Brakes 23 4.4%

Suspension 22 4.2%

Lights 15 2.9%