Volvo VN610 vs Toyota Prius V

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	Toyota Prius V
Complaints on file	261	649
Model years covered	1997–2001	2011–2018
Worst model year	1998	2012
Best model year	2000	2015
Crashes reported	5	67
Fires reported	1	16
Injuries reported	6	33
Deaths reported	2	6
Most complained-about part	Suspension	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	5.4%	18.8%

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%

Toyota Prius V by year

1 289 165 122 31 24 14 3

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

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

What breaks

Brakes 257 39.6%

Engine & Cooling 71 10.9%

Electrical System 61 9.4%

Other & Unspecified 44 6.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 37 5.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 36 5.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 22 3.4%

Airbags 20 3.1%