"How reliable is the 1998 Volvo 770?"

"Based on 80 NHTSA complaints, the 1998 Volvo 770 has a median complaint mileage of 0 miles. The most common issue is SUSPENSION."

"What are common problems with the 1998 Volvo 770?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 1998 Volvo 770 is SUSPENSION, accounting for a significant portion of the 80 total complaints filed."

1998 Volvo 770: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 80 complaints

Total Complaints

SUSPENSION

Top Issue

Crash Reports

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SUSPENSION

STRUCTURE

TIRES

SUSPENSION:FRONT

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

POWER TRAIN

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"GRAPHICS SCREEN HAS GONE BAD 2 TIMES ELECTRONIC GUAGES FOR FUEL, TEMP, CHARGING ANYTHING FAULT CODE RELATED WANT RUNOTION. TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS CAUSING ENGINE COVER TO GET TO HOT TO TOUCH. TRANSMISSION WANT GO INTO GEAR. SWITCH ON SHIFTER DEFECTIVE CAUSES NO ENGAGEMENT."

"WHEN SLOWING DOWN HOOD DETACHED FROM LATCHES. FOUND HOOD RELEASE CABLE NOT ADJUSTED AND CAUSING LATCHES AT ENGINE COMPARTMENT NOT LIVING UP WITH STRIKES ON HOOD."

"4 SETS OF STEER TIRES REPLACED IN 300,000 MILES NUMEROUS ALIGNMENTS DONE, HOWEVER TIRES CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE WEAR DUE TO ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS.*ET"

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

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