Volvo V70XC vs Pontiac Trans Sport

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	Pontiac Trans Sport
Complaints on file	521	1,262
Model years covered	1998–2007	1984–2003
Worst model year	2001	1998
Best model year	2003	1996
Crashes reported	14	75
Fires reported	11	45
Injuries reported	12	46
Deaths reported	1	2
Most complained-about part	Acceleration & Cruise Control	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	7.3%	13.3%

Volvo V70XC by year

35 94 132 189 32 21 5 3 6 4

98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07

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

What breaks

Acceleration & Cruise Control 118 22.6%

Electrical System 84 16.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 69 13.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 67 12.9%

Engine & Cooling 54 10.4%

Brakes 23 4.4%

Suspension 22 4.2%

Lights 15 2.9%

Pontiac Trans Sport by year

1 1 64 46 96 77 128 151 76 307 287 18 2 4 4

84 86 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 03

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 164 13.0%

Body & Structure 136 10.8%

Seat Belts 119 9.4%

Steering 107 8.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 104 8.2%

Brakes 100 7.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 84 6.7%

Lights 80 6.3%