Reliability & cost of ownership
Volvo V70 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Volvo V70? 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 V70 problems by model year
61 recall entries and 933 owner complaints on file across 15 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 V70 | 3 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 V70 | 3 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 V70 | 4 | 11 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2007 V70 | 2 | 7 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 V70 | 4 | 21 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2005 V70 | 4 | 21 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2004 V70 | 6 | 83 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 V70 | 5 | 32 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 V70 | 6 | 76 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2001 V70 | 9 | 221 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2000 V70 | 6 | 93 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1999 V70 | 4 | 169 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 1998 V70 | 5 | 187 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1997 V70 | 0 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1996 V70 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Volvo V70, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- vehicle speed control160 complaints
- electrical system139 complaints
- engine and engine cooling110 complaints
- power train107 complaints
- fuel system96 complaints
- service brakes92 complaints
- gasoline87 complaints
- hydraulic75 complaints