Worst years for a Volvo VNL
Owners have filed 176 complaints about the Volvo VNL with NHTSA across model years 1998 to 2023. More of them are about the suspension than anything else.
Every Volvo VNL 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2022 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2019 | — | 6 | 0 | 2 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2018 | C | 12 | 3 | 0 | 250,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2016 | D | 15 | 3 | 0 | 30,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2015 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Suspension |
| 2014 | D | 11 | 2 | 0 | 100,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2013 | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | 207,000 | Tires |
| 2012 | — | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | Suspension |
| 2011 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2009 | B | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1,500 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2008 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 2007 | F | 25 | 2 | 11 | 2,000 | Lights |
| 2006 | A | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 2005 | — | 7 | 2 | 0 | 638,000 | Steering |
| 2004 | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 2003 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2002 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 2001 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2000 | C | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | Suspension |
| 1999 | B | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | Suspension |
| 1998 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | Suspension |
What breaks on a Volvo VNL
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2016
Worst in 2014
Worst in 2007
Worst in 2007
Worst in 2007
Worst in 2007
Worst in 2009
Worst in 1999
Worst in 2007
Worst in 2000
Worst in 2018
Worst in 2006
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Volvo VNL, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Volvo VNL
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.