Reliability & cost of ownership
Volvo C70 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Volvo C70? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Volvo C70 problems by model year
31 recall entries and 195 owner complaints on file across 15 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 C70 | 0 | 11 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2012 C70 | 1 | 23 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2011 C70 | 1 | 12 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 C70 | 2 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 C70 | 3 | 10 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 C70 | 3 | 22 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 C70 | 4 | 17 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 C70 | 2 | 9 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2004 C70 | 0 | 15 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 C70 | 0 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 C70 | 1 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2001 C70 | 3 | 7 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2000 C70 | 4 | 26 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1999 C70 | 3 | 23 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1998 C70 | 4 | 7 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Volvo C70, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- structure46 complaints
- electrical system38 complaints
- unknown or other27 complaints
- vehicle speed control18 complaints
- power train16 complaints
- wheels13 complaints
- service brakes11 complaints
- engine and engine cooling11 complaints