Volvo 770 vs Cadillac DTS

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 770	Cadillac DTS
Complaints on file	298	729
Model years covered	1998–2001	2004–2011
Worst model year	2000	2006
Best model year	1998	2009
Crashes reported	2	56
Fires reported	4	30
Injuries reported	16	51
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Suspension	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	7.4%	18.8%

Volvo 770 by year

80 110 103 5

98 99 00 01

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

What breaks

Suspension 75 25.2%

Electrical System 33 11.1%

Body & Structure 29 9.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 27 9.1%

Engine & Cooling 26 8.7%

Steering 19 6.4%

Brakes 16 5.4%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 16 5.4%

Cadillac DTS by year

8 10 356 137 121 46 32 19

04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11

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

What breaks

Electrical System 180 24.7%

Lights 110 15.1%

Engine & Cooling 97 13.3%

Steering 59 8.1%

Brakes 34 4.7%

Airbags 33 4.5%

Seats 28 3.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 25 3.4%