FaultScore

Worst years for a Volvo VN610

Owners have filed 261 complaints about the Volvo VN610 with NHTSA across model years 1997 to 2001. More of them are about the suspension than anything else.

Avoid

1998 Volvo VN610

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

Cleanest on record

2000 Volvo VN610

29 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Volvo VN610 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 1 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2000 A 29 1 0 Suspension
1999 B 64 1 0 Suspension
1998 C 164 3 1 110,000 Suspension
1997 3 0 0 Electrical System

What breaks on a Volvo VN610

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

Suspension 91 34.9%

Worst in 1998

Worst in 1998

Transmission & Drivetrain 21 8.0%

Worst in 1998

Steering 20 7.7%

Worst in 1998

Engine & Cooling 19 7.3%

Worst in 1998

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 13 5.0%

Worst in 1998

Other & Unspecified 13 5.0%

Worst in 1998

Brakes 12 4.6%

Worst in 1998

Equipment & Accessories 10 3.8%

Worst in 1998

Body & Structure 8 3.1%

Worst in 1998

Fuel & Propulsion 6 2.3%

Worst in 1998

Lights 5 1.9%

Worst in 1999

Tires 4 1.5%

Worst in 1998

Seats 3 1.1%

Worst in 1998

Exactly what failed on a Volvo VN610

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

HUB 20 24.1%
Interior/Under Dash 11 13.3%
Manual Transmission 10 12.0%
Gasoline 9 10.8%
AIR Conditioner 7 8.4%
Gear BOX (Other Than Rack AND Pinion) 7 8.4%
Glass, Side/Rear 6 7.2%
Clutch Assembly 5 6.0%
Diesel 4 4.8%
Hood 4 4.8%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Volvo VN610, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Dec 1999 peak 122 Aug 2007

Compare the Volvo VN610

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