Nissan 200SX 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	Nissan 200SX	Volvo V70XC
Complaints on file	209	521
Model years covered	1983–2001	1998–2007
Worst model year	1995	2001
Best model year	1998	2003
Crashes reported	30	14
Fires reported	11	11
Injuries reported	17	12
Deaths reported	0	1
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Acceleration & Cruise Control
Share of complaints involving harm	27.8%	7.3%

Nissan 200SX by year

1 1 8 14 14 8 2 1 65 44 18 28 5

83 84 85 86 87 88 89 91 95 96 97 98 01

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

What breaks

Airbags 48 23.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 22 10.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 21 10.0%

Engine & Cooling 18 8.6%

Brakes 17 8.1%

Electrical System 13 6.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 12 5.7%

Seat Belts 11 5.3%

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%