Volvo XC70 vs Pontiac Trans Sport

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	Pontiac Trans Sport
Complaints on file	515	1,262
Model years covered	2001–2016	1984–2003
Worst model year	2004	1998
Best model year	2006	1996
Crashes reported	13	75
Fires reported	8	45
Injuries reported	9	46
Deaths reported	0	2
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%

Pontiac Trans Sport by year

1 1 64 46 96 77 128 151 76 307 287 18 2 4 4

84 86 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 03

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 164 13.0%

Body & Structure 136 10.8%

Seat Belts 119 9.4%

Steering 107 8.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 104 8.2%

Brakes 100 7.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 84 6.7%

Lights 80 6.3%