FaultScore

Worst years for a Volvo 770

Owners have filed 298 complaints about the Volvo 770 with NHTSA across model years 1998 to 2001. More of them are about the suspension than anything else.

Avoid

2000 Volvo 770

103 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly suspension.

Cleanest on record

1998 Volvo 770

80 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Volvo 770 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
2001 5 0 0 Electrical System
2000 D 103 1 2 Suspension
1999 C 110 1 1 Suspension
1998 B 80 0 1 Suspension

What breaks on a Volvo 770

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

Suspension 75 25.2%

Worst in 1999

Worst in 1999

Worst in 1998

Worst in 1999

Worst in 2000

Steering 19 6.4%

Worst in 2000

Brakes 16 5.4%

Worst in 2000

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 16 5.4%

Worst in 1999

Tires 12 4.0%

Worst in 1998

Equipment & Accessories 12 4.0%

Worst in 1998

Fuel & Propulsion 8 2.7%

Worst in 1999

Other & Unspecified 7 2.3%

Worst in 1999

Wheels 5 1.7%

Worst in 2000

Acceleration & Cruise Control 4 1.3%

Worst in 2000

Exactly what failed on a Volvo 770

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Interior/Under Dash 11 15.5%
Manual Transmission 11 15.5%
Gasoline 10 14.1%
AIR Conditioner 9 12.7%
Front 6 8.5%
Clutch Assembly 5 7.0%
Universal Joint 5 7.0%
Engine 5 7.0%
Frame AND Members 5 7.0%
Glass, Side/Rear 4 5.6%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Volvo 770, by the month it reached NHTSA.

May 2000 peak 106 Sep 2010

Compare the Volvo 770

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