Volvo V70 vs Dodge Caliber

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 V70	Dodge Caliber
Complaints on file	1,177	2,919
Model years covered	1996–2010	2006–2012
Worst model year	1998	2007
Best model year	2003	2011
Crashes reported	64	170
Fires reported	31	49
Injuries reported	43	94
Deaths reported	1	2
Most complained-about part	Acceleration & Cruise Control	Suspension
Share of complaints involving harm	11.8%	10.8%

Volvo V70 by year

3 3 242 220 116 268 91 36 118 22 23 8 13 8 6

96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

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

What breaks

Acceleration & Cruise Control 160 13.6%

Electrical System 142 12.1%

Engine & Cooling 139 11.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 124 10.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 108 9.2%

Brakes 103 8.8%

Lights 75 6.4%

Airbags 52 4.4%

Dodge Caliber by year

1 1,396 570 355 246 271 80

06 07 08 09 10 11 12

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

What breaks

Suspension 497 17.0%

Electrical System 348 11.9%

Body & Structure 335 11.5%

Engine & Cooling 255 8.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 221 7.6%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 188 6.4%

Steering 173 5.9%

Airbags 163 5.6%