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Worst years for a Volvo C70 Convertible

Owners have filed 46 complaints about the Volvo C70 Convertible with NHTSA across model years 1998 to 2002. More of them are about the acceleration & cruise control than anything else.

Avoid

2000 Volvo C70 Convertible

17 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly acceleration & cruise control.

Cleanest on record

2001 Volvo C70 Convertible

16 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Volvo C70 Convertible 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
2002 — 1 0 0 — Acceleration & Cruise Control
2001 B 16 0 0 53,982 Engine & Cooling
2000 C 17 0 2 60,500 Acceleration & Cruise Control
1999 C 10 2 0 105,182 Acceleration & Cruise Control
1998 — 2 2 0 — Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Volvo C70 Convertible

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

Acceleration & Cruise Control 15 32.6%

Worst in 2000

Electrical System 8 17.4%

Worst in 2000

Engine & Cooling 5 10.9%

Worst in 2001

Tires 3 6.5%

Worst in 2001

Equipment & Accessories 3 6.5%

Worst in 2000

Airbags 2 4.3%

Worst in 2000

Body & Structure 2 4.3%

Worst in 2001

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 4.3%

Worst in 2000

Transmission & Drivetrain 1 2.2%

Worst in 2001

Brakes 1 2.2%

Worst in 1999

Suspension 1 2.2%

Worst in 2001

Fuel & Propulsion 1 2.2%

Worst in 2000

Wheels 1 2.2%

Worst in 2001

Stability & Traction Control 1 2.2%

Worst in 2000

Complaints filed over time

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

Sep 2002 peak 12 Apr 2016

Compare the Volvo C70 Convertible

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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