RAM 5500 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	RAM 5500	Volvo V70XC
Complaints on file	211	521
Model years covered	2013–2025	1998–2007
Worst model year	2018	2001
Best model year	2015	2003
Crashes reported	15	14
Fires reported	15	11
Injuries reported	8	12
Deaths reported	0	1
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Acceleration & Cruise Control
Share of complaints involving harm	18%	7.3%

RAM 5500 by year

6 21 20 24 26 49 13 11 6 32 3

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 25

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 51 24.2%

Brakes 40 19.0%

Wheels 19 9.0%

Engine & Cooling 18 8.5%

Electrical System 15 7.1%

Steering 14 6.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 13 6.2%

Suspension 11 5.2%

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%