Volvo XC70 vs Oldsmobile Silhouette

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 XC70	Oldsmobile Silhouette
Complaints on file	515	1,277
Model years covered	2001–2016	1990–2004
Worst model year	2004	1999
Best model year	2006	1996
Crashes reported	13	65
Fires reported	8	27
Injuries reported	9	73
Deaths reported	0	5
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	5.8%	13.3%

Volvo XC70 by year

77 46 28 118 31 22 39 54 20 17 18 17 9 3 9 7

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 83 16.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 72 14.0%

Suspension 46 8.9%

Electrical System 43 8.3%

Engine & Cooling 41 8.0%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 34 6.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 31 6.0%

Airbags 24 4.7%

Oldsmobile Silhouette by year

68 57 29 24 43 60 24 155 225 186 139 113 102 40 12

90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 179 14.0%

Body & Structure 120 9.4%

Lights 93 7.3%

Electrical System 86 6.7%

Brakes 86 6.7%

Steering 78 6.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 76 6.0%

Doors, Latches & Locks 74 5.8%