FaultScore

Volvo Volvo Truck vs Land Rover LR3

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 Land Rover LR3
Complaints on file 104 259
Model years covered 1988–2002 2005–2009
Worst model year 2000 2006
Best model year 1995 2007
Crashes reported 0 4
Fires reported 10 4
Injuries reported 0 7
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Suspension Suspension
Share of complaints involving harm 9.6% 5.8%

Volvo Volvo Truck by year

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%

Land Rover LR3 by year

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

What breaks

Suspension 41 15.8%
Tires 25 9.7%
Fuel & Propulsion 24 9.3%
Engine & Cooling 16 6.2%
Body & Structure 14 5.4%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 13 5.0%