Volvo VN610 vs Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck

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 VN610	Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck
Complaints on file	261	642
Model years covered	1997–2001	1962–2003
Worst model year	1998	1995
Best model year	2000	2000
Crashes reported	5	34
Fires reported	1	11
Injuries reported	6	20
Deaths reported	2	5
Most complained-about part	Suspension	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	5.4%	10.9%

Volvo VN610 by year

3 164 64 29 1

97 98 99 00 01

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

What breaks

Suspension 91 34.9%

Electrical System 30 11.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 21 8.0%

Steering 20 7.7%

Engine & Cooling 19 7.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 13 5.0%

Other & Unspecified 13 5.0%

Brakes 12 4.6%

Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck by year

4 2 2 2 5 3 2 1 4 1 1 3 5 4 4 27 19 18 14 15 15 53 80 81 53 37 39 23 32 45 48

62 72 74 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

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

What breaks

Brakes 120 18.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 63 9.8%

Tires 56 8.7%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 53 8.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 48 7.5%

Electrical System 43 6.7%

Steering 42 6.5%

Engine & Cooling 41 6.4%