Volvo C70 vs Ford F-550 SD

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 C70	Ford F-550 SD
Complaints on file	256	613
Model years covered	1998–2013	1997–2026
Worst model year	2008	1999
Best model year	2001	2005
Crashes reported	9	16
Fires reported	3	45
Injuries reported	5	21
Deaths reported	1	1
Most complained-about part	Body & Structure	Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm	7%	13.5%

Volvo C70 by year

7 29 32 13 6 9 21 12 24 24 13 4 17 29 16

98 99 00 01 02 03 04 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13

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

What breaks

Body & Structure 46 18.0%

Electrical System 38 14.8%

Other & Unspecified 27 10.5%

Engine & Cooling 18 7.0%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 18 7.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 16 6.3%

Wheels 15 5.9%

Brakes 11 4.3%

Ford F-550 SD by year

2 92 85 35 31 40 67 41 55 25 31 1 2 4 8 3 10 18 4 5 4 7 16 15 1 5 3 3

97 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 185 30.2%

Engine & Cooling 107 17.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 64 10.4%

Tires 63 10.3%

Electrical System 36 5.9%

Brakes 31 5.1%

Wheels 26 4.2%

Suspension 20 3.3%