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Volvo 760 problems

Owners have filed 61 complaints about the Volvo 760 with NHTSA across model years 1985 to 1990. More of them are about the acceleration & cruise control than anything else.

Every Volvo 760 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
1990 — 16 12 0 — Acceleration & Cruise Control
1989 — 15 2 1 — Acceleration & Cruise Control
1988 — 10 1 1 — Airbags
1987 — 13 4 1 — Electrical System
1986 — 5 1 2 — Electrical System
1985 — 2 0 0 — Body & Structure

What breaks on a Volvo 760

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Acceleration & Cruise Control 15 24.6%

Worst in 1990

Electrical System 11 18.0%

Worst in 1987

Airbags 9 14.8%

Worst in 1988

Engine & Cooling 5 8.2%

Worst in 1987

Transmission & Drivetrain 4 6.6%

Worst in 1990

Fuel & Propulsion 4 6.6%

Worst in 1989

Tires 3 4.9%

Worst in 1989

Seat Belts 3 4.9%

Worst in 1988

Brakes 2 3.3%

Worst in 1990

Body & Structure 2 3.3%

Worst in 1985

Suspension 1 1.6%

Worst in 1987

Seats 1 1.6%

Worst in 1987

Other & Unspecified 1 1.6%

Worst in 1987

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Volvo 760, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 3 Oct 2011

Compare the Volvo 760

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.

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