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Volvo XC70

Every Volvo XC70 model year on file, 2015 to 2017. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years130 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years32015 to 2017
Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins691Summed across model years
By model year

The 2016 model year drew the most complaints, 7, 54% of the model's total

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

024682015201672017
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 XC70 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
5
Powertrain
3
Fuel system
2
Seat belts
2
Visibility and wipers
1
Electrical system
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Volvo XC70 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 XC70 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2017Not decoded0NoneNone0045
2016SUV70.01720334
2015SUV60.01310312
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Volvo XC70

  • 20V-378 Jun 30, 2020
    Flexible steel cable that connects the seat belt to the front outboard seating positions may fatigue over time, causing the seat belt to not…
    Seat belts · 308k vehicles
  • 15V-555 Sep 2, 2015
    In certain driving conditions when using the automatic engine stop/start function, the starter motor fuse may blow, preventing the car from…
    Electrical system · 7,855 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.