Volvo 960 vs Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck

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 960	Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck
Complaints on file	259	642
Model years covered	1990–1997	1962–2003
Worst model year	1996	1995
Best model year	1997	2000
Crashes reported	33	34
Fires reported	16	11
Injuries reported	20	20
Deaths reported	0	5
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	26.6%	10.9%

Volvo 960 by year

1 23 9 24 91 88 23

90 92 93 94 95 96 97

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 51 19.7%

Brakes 30 11.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 25 9.7%

Airbags 24 9.3%

Electrical System 23 8.9%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 20 7.7%

Steering 15 5.8%

Body & Structure 10 3.9%

Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck by year

4 2 2 2 5 3 2 1 4 1 1 3 5 4 4 27 19 18 14 15 15 53 80 81 53 37 39 23 32 45 48

62 72 74 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

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

What breaks

Brakes 120 18.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 63 9.8%

Tires 56 8.7%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 53 8.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 48 7.5%

Electrical System 43 6.7%

Steering 42 6.5%

Engine & Cooling 41 6.4%