Chevrolet C3500 vs Volvo XC70

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	Chevrolet C3500	Volvo XC70
Complaints on file	206	515
Model years covered	1989–1996	2001–2016
Worst model year	1995	2004
Best model year	1994	2006
Crashes reported	3	13
Fires reported	3	8
Injuries reported	2	9
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm	3.9%	5.8%

Chevrolet C3500 by year

12 6 3 10 18 32 96 29

89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96

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

What breaks

Brakes 45 21.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 25 12.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 25 12.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 22 10.7%

Electrical System 18 8.7%

Engine & Cooling 17 8.3%

Body & Structure 14 6.8%

Tires 13 6.3%

Volvo XC70 by year

77 46 28 118 31 22 39 54 20 17 18 17 9 3 9 7

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 83 16.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 72 14.0%

Suspension 46 8.9%

Electrical System 43 8.3%

Engine & Cooling 41 8.0%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 34 6.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 31 6.0%

Airbags 24 4.7%