FaultScore

Worst years for a Volvo VN770

Owners have filed 242 complaints about the Volvo VN770 with NHTSA across model years 1998 to 2001. More of them are about the suspension than anything else.

Avoid

2000 Volvo VN770

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

Cleanest on record

1998 Volvo VN770

67 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Volvo VN770 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 9 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2000 C 101 0 2 Suspension
1999 B 65 0 3 Suspension
1998 B 67 0 2 Suspension

What breaks on a Volvo VN770

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

Suspension 53 21.9%

Worst in 2000

Worst in 2000

Worst in 2000

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 23 9.5%

Worst in 2000

Body & Structure 20 8.3%

Worst in 1998

Tires 13 5.4%

Worst in 1998

Equipment & Accessories 13 5.4%

Worst in 2000

Engine & Cooling 12 5.0%

Worst in 2000

Steering 11 4.5%

Worst in 1998

Fuel & Propulsion 9 3.7%

Worst in 2000

Other & Unspecified 5 2.1%

Worst in 1998

Acceleration & Cruise Control 4 1.7%

Worst in 2000

Wheels 4 1.7%

Worst in 2000

Doors, Latches & Locks 2 0.8%

Worst in 1998

Exactly what failed on a Volvo VN770

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

Interior/Under Dash 17 20.0%
Manual Transmission 12 14.1%
Windshield 9 10.6%
Frame AND Members 9 10.6%
Glass, Side/Rear 8 9.4%
Clutch Assembly 7 8.2%
Alternator/Generator/Regulator 6 7.1%
AIR Conditioner 6 7.1%
Front 6 7.1%
Axle Assembly 5 5.9%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Volvo VN770, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Dec 1999 peak 59 Apr 2005

Compare the Volvo VN770

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