2000 Volvo C70: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 32 complaints
32
Total Complaints
71,500mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

53,500 25th Percentile
71,500 Median Mileage
100,175 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
11
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
3
TIRES:SIDEWALL
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
1
WHEELS
1
WHEELS:RIM
1
VISIBILITY
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
1
STEERING
1

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"FRONT RIGHT TIRE AND RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD SIDEWALL FAILURES WITHIN A SPAN OF A MONTH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING, TIRES ARE PIRELLI P6000 17INCH.*AK *SLC"
"WHEN DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE THEY DISCOVERED THAT MOTOR MOUNT BUSHING HAD CRACKED, AND THE MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE. *AK CONSUMER STATES ON THE FIRST OCCASION THE ENGINE CAME LOOSE AND BANGED AROUND IN THE ENGINE BAY, VOLVO REPLACED THE ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT BUSHINGS AND MODIFIED CV AXLES CAUSED BY ENG..."
"WHEN DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE THEY DISCOVERED THAT MOTOR MOUNT BUSHING HAD CRACKED, AND THE MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE. *AK CONSUMER STATES ON THE FIRST OCCASION THE ENGINE CAME LOOSE AND BANGED AROUND IN THE ENGINE BAY, VOLVO REPLACED THE ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT BUSHINGS AND MODIFIED CV AXLES CAUSED BY ENG..."

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