FaultScore

Volvo V70XC vs Oldsmobile Silhouette

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 V70XC Oldsmobile Silhouette
Complaints on file 521 1,277
Model years covered 1998–2007 1990–2004
Worst model year 2001 1999
Best model year 2003 1996
Crashes reported 14 65
Fires reported 11 27
Injuries reported 12 73
Deaths reported 1 5
Most complained-about part Acceleration & Cruise Control Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 7.3% 13.3%

Volvo V70XC by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 54 10.4%
Brakes 23 4.4%
Suspension 22 4.2%
Lights 15 2.9%

Oldsmobile Silhouette by year

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

What breaks