MYRModel Year Report

Volvo V70 — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-08-02. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

Avoid: 2001, 1998 · Best bets: 2003, 2002, 2004, 2000

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Volvo V70 Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2016 highlighted. 1996: 1 complaints 1996 1997: 3 complaints 1998: 187 complaints 1999: 169 complaints 1999 2000: 93 complaints 2001: 221 complaints 2002: 76 complaints 2002 2003: 32 complaints 2004: 83 complaints 2005: 21 complaints 2005 2006: 21 complaints 2007: 7 complaints 2008: 11 complaints 2008 2009: 4 complaints 2010: 4 complaints 2011: 0 complaints 2011 2012: 0 complaints 2013: 0 complaints 2014: 0 complaints 2014 2015: 0 complaints 2016: 0 complaints 2016
2016: 0 complaints
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YearComplaints
19961
19973
1998187
1999169
200093
2001221
200276
200332
200483
200521
200621
20077
200811
20094
20104
20110
20120
20130
20140
20150
20160

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2016 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2015 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2014 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2013 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2012 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2011 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2010 Not enough data 4 Only 4 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2009 Not enough data 4 Only 4 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2008 Not enough data 11 Only 11 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2007 Not enough data 7 Only 7 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2006 Not enough data 21 Only 21 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2005 Not enough data 21 Only 21 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2004 Recommended 83 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2003 Recommended 32 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2002 Recommended 76 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2001 Avoid 221 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2000 Recommended 93 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
1999 Caution 169 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
1998 Avoid 187 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
1997 Not enough data 3 Only 3 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1996 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.