Volvo 740 vs Toyota Corolla Matrix

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	Volvo 740	Toyota Corolla Matrix
Complaints on file	199	477
Model years covered	1985–2002	2003–2013
Worst model year	—	2005
Best model year	—	2004
Crashes reported	38	44
Fires reported	42	12
Injuries reported	28	31
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	54.3%	18.2%

Volvo 740 by year

10 11 16 16 50 55 24 8 2 1 2 3 1

85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 95 98 00 02

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

What breaks

Electrical System 47 23.6%

Airbags 30 15.1%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 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%

Toyota Corolla Matrix by year

39 42 107 75 57 38 88 24 6 1

03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 13

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

What breaks

Airbags 275 57.7%

Engine & Cooling 41 8.6%

Electrical System 30 6.3%

Brakes 22 4.6%

Other & Unspecified 19 4.0%

Body & Structure 18 3.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 17 3.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 11 2.3%