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Volvo 245

Every Volvo 245 model year on file, 1975 to 1993. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years102 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years131975 to 1993
Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins27Summed across model years
By model year

The 1989 model year drew the most complaints, 3, 30% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

012319751977198219851987198931993
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Volvo 245 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
3
Speed control
2
Seat belts
1
Seats
1
Fuel system
1
Electrical system
1
Visibility and wipers
1
Tires
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Volvo 245 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Volvo 245 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1993Not decoded10.0100002
1992Not decoded10.0100103
1989Wagon333.3150002
1988Wagon1100.014002
1987Not decoded10.0100102
1986Not decoded0NoneNone102
1985Wagon10.050002
1983Wagon10.0100002
1982Wagon10.050002
1978Not decoded0NoneNone102
1977Not decoded0NoneNone202
1976Not decoded0NoneNone502
1975Not decoded0NoneNone902
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Volvo 245

  • 92V-134 Sep 20, 1992
    Nut which joins the wheel spindle and a ball joint in the front suspension was not properly torqued
    Suspension · 7,526 vehicles
  • 88V-064 Apr 14, 1988
    Micro processor in control units of cruise control system can be affected by a short duration voltage drop
    Speed control · 35k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.