Volvo V70 vs Nissan Quest

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	Nissan Quest
Complaints on file	1,177	2,918
Model years covered	1996–2010	1991–2017
Worst model year	1998	2004
Best model year	2003	2013
Crashes reported	64	122
Fires reported	31	79
Injuries reported	43	116
Deaths reported	1	5
Most complained-about part	Acceleration & Cruise Control	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	11.8%	11%

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%

Nissan Quest by year

1 4 164 195 205 174 127 56 165 120 57 38 651 124 108 311 75 29 92 139 22 22 16 16 7

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 04 05 06 07 08 09 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 395 13.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 336 11.5%

Electrical System 272 9.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 239 8.2%

Body & Structure 231 7.9%

Brakes 212 7.3%

Airbags 146 5.0%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 141 4.8%