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Volvo suspension problems

Owners have filed 881 complaints with NHTSA about the suspension on Volvo vehicles — 6% of everything reported about the brand, across 52 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Volvo VNL64T, 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.

881

Complaints

6%

Share of all Volvo complaints

15

Crashes

3

Fires

Which Volvo models have the most suspension problems

VNL64T 100 11.4%

Worst in 1998

VN610 91 10.3%

Worst in 1998

S80 86 9.8%

Worst in 2000

770 75 8.5%

Worst in 1999

VN770 53 6.0%

Worst in 2000

XC90 53 6.0%

Worst in 2004

XC70 46 5.2%

Worst in 2004

Volvo Truck 38 4.3%

Worst in 1998

VNL 38 4.3%

Worst in 1999

VN 29 3.3%

Worst in 1999

V70 28 3.2%

Worst in 1998

WIA64TES 28 3.2%

Worst in 1995

S40 26 3.0%

Worst in 2000

Worst Volvo model years for suspension problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
1998 Volvo VNL64T 51 60% — F
1998 Volvo VN610 42 26% 269,000 C
1999 Volvo VNL64T 40 69% — F
1999 Volvo VN610 40 63% — F
2000 Volvo S80 34 8% 68,900 B
1999 Volvo 770 27 25% — F
2004 Volvo XC90 26 4% 58,439 A
1999 Volvo S80 25 9% 72,500 B
1998 Volvo 770 25 31% — D
2000 Volvo VN770 25 25% 41,000 C
2000 Volvo 770 22 21% — F
2004 Volvo XC70 18 15% 83,500 B
1999 Volvo VN770 17 26% — C
2000 Volvo S40 15 9% 63,525 A
1998 Volvo S70 13 4% 74,500 B
1999 Volvo VN 12 24% — D
1995 Volvo WIA64TES 12 41% — F
1998 Volvo VN770 11 16% — B
1999 Volvo VNL 11 69% 487,900 F
1998 Volvo VN 10 23% — C

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