Volvo Volvo Truck vs Dodge VAN

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 Volvo Truck	Dodge VAN
Complaints on file	104	256
Model years covered	1988–2002	1976–2002
Worst model year	2000	2000
Best model year	1995	1998
Crashes reported	0	23
Fires reported	10	6
Injuries reported	0	16
Deaths reported	0	1
Most complained-about part	Suspension	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	9.6%	18%

Volvo Volvo Truck by year

5 6 2 5 13 9 3 22 18 15 4 2

88 90 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02

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

What breaks

Suspension 38 36.5%

Electrical System 13 12.5%

Engine & Cooling 10 9.6%

Steering 8 7.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 7 6.7%

Brakes 7 6.7%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 3.8%

Other & Unspecified 4 3.8%

Dodge VAN by year

1 12 1 6 8 4 9 16 25 41 26 20 48 19 20

76 77 79 89 91 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 25 9.8%

Suspension 22 8.6%

Tires 21 8.2%

Electrical System 20 7.8%

Engine & Cooling 19 7.4%

Airbags 18 7.0%

Brakes 18 7.0%

Body & Structure 17 6.6%