2000 Volvo V70Xc: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 132 complaints
132
Total Complaints
67,011mi
Median Mileage
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

53,000 25th Percentile
67,011 Median Mileage
85,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
45
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
20
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
8
TIRES
4
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
3
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
3

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
7
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CONSUMER STATES HE HIT A POT HOLE WHICH CAUSED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TO LOOSE AIR, CONSUMER PURCHASED A NEW TIRE AND HE THEN QUESTIONED THE MECHANIC ABOUT HOW MUCH TIRE PRESSURE WAS USED, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS 28 PSI, AT A LATER DATE CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING A VIBRATION IN ..."
"THE FUEL SENDER SEAL FAILED ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK OUT OF THE TANK. NLM"
"WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY ETS LIGHT IN OUR 2000 VOLVO V70 XC CAME ON AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER, CAUSING THE CAR TO SLOW PRECIPITOUSLY. HAD I BEEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. AS IT WAS, WE NEEDED TO FINISH OUR TRIP AT UNDER 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 55000 M..."

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