Nissan 200SX 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	Nissan 200SX	Volvo XC70
Complaints on file	209	515
Model years covered	1983–2001	2001–2016
Worst model year	1995	2004
Best model year	1998	2006
Crashes reported	30	13
Fires reported	11	8
Injuries reported	17	9
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm	27.8%	5.8%

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 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%