FaultScore

Fiat 500E vs Volvo 740

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 Fiat 500E Volvo 740
Complaints on file 80 199
Model years covered 2013–2024 1985–2002
Worst model year 2013
Best model year 2015
Crashes reported 9 38
Fires reported 0 42
Injuries reported 4 28
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Electrical System Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 16.3% 54.3%

Fiat 500E by year

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 13 16.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain 7 8.8%
Other & Unspecified 7 8.8%
Engine & Cooling 6 7.5%
Airbags 3 3.8%
Body & Structure 3 3.8%
Lights 2 2.5%

Volvo 740 by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 30 15.1%
Engine & Cooling 28 14.1%
Brakes 14 7.0%
Transmission & Drivetrain 11 5.5%
Fuel & Propulsion 8 4.0%
Seat Belts 7 3.5%