FaultScore

Volvo 780 problems

Owners have filed 39 complaints about the Volvo 780 with NHTSA across model years 1987 to 2016. More of them are about the steering than anything else.

Every Volvo 780 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.

87 88 89 90 91 99 04 05 06 09 10 16
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
2016 2 1 0 Airbags
2010 1 0 0 Body & Structure
2009 5 1 0 Steering
2006 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2005 1 1 0 Steering
2004 10 1 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1999 1 0 0 Seat Belts
1991 3 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
1990 1 0 1 Seats
1989 4 1 0 Engine & Cooling
1988 5 1 0 Electrical System
1987 2 0 1 Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a Volvo 780

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

Steering 6 15.4%

Worst in 2009

Seats 5 12.8%

Worst in 1989

Engine & Cooling 4 10.3%

Worst in 2006

Airbags 3 7.7%

Worst in 2006

Suspension 3 7.7%

Worst in 2004

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 7.7%

Worst in 2004

Brakes 2 5.1%

Worst in 1989

Body & Structure 2 5.1%

Worst in 2004

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 5.1%

Worst in 1989

Fuel & Propulsion 2 5.1%

Worst in 1987

Transmission & Drivetrain 1 2.6%

Worst in 2004

Electrical System 1 2.6%

Worst in 1988

Lights 1 2.6%

Worst in 2004

Tires 1 2.6%

Worst in 1988

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Volvo 780, by the month it reached NHTSA.

May 1995 peak 6 Feb 2017

Compare the Volvo 780

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