FaultScore

Worst years for a Volvo C70

Owners have filed 256 complaints about the Volvo C70 with NHTSA across model years 1998 to 2013. More of them are about the body & structure than anything else.

Avoid

2008 Volvo C70

24 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly body & structure.

Cleanest on record

2001 Volvo C70

13 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Volvo C70 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
2013 A 16 0 0 75,829 Body & Structure
2012 C 29 0 0 56,900 Other & Unspecified
2011 C 17 1 0 42,000 Body & Structure
2010 4 0 1 Transmission & Drivetrain
2009 B 13 0 0 39,500 Body & Structure
2008 D 24 3 2 58,000 Body & Structure
2007 B 24 0 0 73,000 Body & Structure
2006 C 12 0 0 26,594 Wheels
2004 D 21 3 0 60,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2003 9 0 0 90,000 Electrical System
2002 6 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2001 A 13 0 0 57,348 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2000 C 32 2 0 71,500 Electrical System
1999 C 29 0 0 60,000 Engine & Cooling
1998 7 0 0 83,600 Brakes

What breaks on a Volvo C70

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

Body & Structure 46 18.0%

Worst in 2008

Worst in 2000

Worst in 2012

Engine & Cooling 18 7.0%

Worst in 1999

Acceleration & Cruise Control 18 7.0%

Worst in 1999

Transmission & Drivetrain 16 6.3%

Worst in 2004

Wheels 15 5.9%

Worst in 2006

Brakes 11 4.3%

Worst in 1999

Tires 11 4.3%

Worst in 2001

Airbags 9 3.5%

Worst in 2004

Steering 9 3.5%

Worst in 2008

Fuel & Propulsion 9 3.5%

Worst in 1999

Suspension 5 2.0%

Worst in 2012

Doors, Latches & Locks 5 2.0%

Worst in 1998

Exactly what failed on a Volvo C70

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

Body 39 57.4%
RIM 6 8.8%
Engine 5 7.4%
Latch 4 5.9%
Fuel Injection System 3 4.4%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 3 4.4%
Accelerator Pedal 2 2.9%
Sidewall 2 2.9%
Cooling System 2 2.9%
Ignition 2 2.9%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Volvo C70, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jul 2000 peak 14 May 2026

Compare the Volvo C70

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