FaultScore

Worst years for a Volvo VNL64T

Owners have filed 193 complaints about the Volvo VNL64T with NHTSA across model years 1998 to 2004. More of them are about the suspension than anything else.

Avoid

1998 Volvo VNL64T

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

Cleanest on record

2000 Volvo VNL64T

42 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Volvo VNL64T 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
2004 1 0 0 Steering
2001 7 1 1 Engine & Cooling
2000 A 42 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1999 B 58 0 1 Suspension
1998 C 85 0 0 Suspension

What breaks on a Volvo VNL64T

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

Suspension 100 51.8%

Worst in 1998

Engine & Cooling 15 7.8%

Worst in 2000

Electrical System 13 6.7%

Worst in 1998

Transmission & Drivetrain 12 6.2%

Worst in 2000

Steering 10 5.2%

Worst in 1998

Fuel & Propulsion 10 5.2%

Worst in 2000

Other & Unspecified 10 5.2%

Worst in 1999

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 8 4.1%

Worst in 1999

Brakes 6 3.1%

Worst in 1998

Body & Structure 6 3.1%

Worst in 1998

Tires 2 1.0%

Worst in 1998

Lights 1 0.5%

Worst in 2000

Exactly what failed on a Volvo VNL64T

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

HUB 77 70.0%
Interior/Under Dash 6 5.5%
Manual Transmission 6 5.5%
Windshield 5 4.5%
Gasoline 4 3.6%
Diesel 3 2.7%
Fuses AND Circuit Breakers 3 2.7%
Antilock 2 1.8%
Driveline 2 1.8%
FAN 2 1.8%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Volvo VNL64T, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Dec 1999 peak 77 Oct 2010

Compare the Volvo VNL64T

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