Worst years for a Volvo V70XC
Owners have filed 521 complaints about the Volvo V70XC with NHTSA across model years 1998 to 2007. More of them are about the acceleration & cruise control than anything else.
Avoid
2001 Volvo V70XC189 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly acceleration & cruise control.
Every Volvo V70XC 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Suspension |
| 2006 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 121,000 | Electrical System |
| 2005 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2004 | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 105,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2003 | A | 21 | 0 | 0 | 90,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2002 | A | 32 | 1 | 0 | 97,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2001 | D | 189 | 6 | 1 | 67,513 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2000 | C | 132 | 3 | 7 | 67,011 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1999 | B | 94 | 1 | 1 | 73,760 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1998 | B | 35 | 2 | 1 | 81,871 | Brakes |
What breaks on a Volvo V70XC
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
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Exactly what failed on a Volvo V70XC
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Volvo V70XC, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Volvo V70XC problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Volvo V70XC
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.