1990 Volvo 740: Reliability Data

55
Total Complaints
115,000mi
Median Mileage
Vehicle Speed Control
Top Issue
18
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

91,250 25th Percentile
115,000 Median Mileage
177,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Vehicle Speed Control
14
Air Bags
4
Frontal
4
Engine
3
Foundation Components
3
Cables
3
Automatic Transmission
2
Lock
2
Hood
2
Sensor/Control Module
1

Severity Assessment

18
Crashes
5
Fires
10
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG DURING REAR END COLLISION. TT"
"STARTED VEHICLE WHILE IN PARK, IT WENT IN REVERSE. TT"
"STARTED VEHICLE WHILE IN PARK, IT WENT IN REVERSE, HAD NO BRAKES. TT"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Vehicle Speed Control 14 complaints
Median: 170,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 11 NY: 5 MA: 5 MD: 4 FL: 3 VA: 3 NC: 2 KY: 2 GA: 2 LA: 2

Who Files Complaints?

20%
Original Owners
80%
Second+ Owners

Volvo 740 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1991248

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28