FaultScore

Volvo seat belt problems

Owners have filed 305 complaints with NHTSA about the seat belts on Volvo vehicles — 2% of everything reported about the brand, across 31 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Volvo V70, worst in 1998.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

305

Complaints

2%

Share of all Volvo complaints

27

Crashes

0

Fires

Which Volvo models have the most seat belt problems

V70 37 12.1%

Worst in 1998

S60 33 10.8%

Worst in 2012

850 30 9.8%

Worst in 1996

XC90 30 9.8%

Worst in 2004

XC60 28 9.2%

Worst in 2011

S80 26 8.5%

Worst in 2000

Worst Volvo model years for seat belt problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
1998 Volvo V70 13 5% 122,000 C
1996 Volvo 850 11 5% 83,000 F