"How reliable is the 2002 Volvo Xc70?"

"Based on 46 NHTSA complaints, the 2002 Volvo Xc70 has a median complaint mileage of 80000 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION."

"What are common problems with the 2002 Volvo Xc70?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2002 Volvo Xc70 is POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, accounting for a significant portion of the 46 total complaints filed."

2002 Volvo Xc70: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 46 complaints

Total Complaints

80,000mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

54,900 25th Percentile

80,000 Median Mileage

119,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

POWER TRAIN

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

SUSPENSION:FRONT

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

STEERING

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CROSS COUNTRY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER REPLACED WIPER MOTOR IN JULY 2002. TWO WEEKS LATER THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER A SECOND TIME, COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AT PRESENT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY.*AK"

"CAR RPM RACES AN ADDITIONAL 2-3000RPM OUT OF NO WHERE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE CAR GOES INTO A MODE OF NEUTRAL AND THEN WHEN RPM DROPS BACK TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE CAR 'KICKS BACK IN' AND MOVES FORWARD (ESTIMATING START DATE...HAPPEND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUCHASE OF CAR...JUST FIL..."

"THERE WERE TRANSMISSION, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION AND DRASTIC LURCHING PROBLEMS THAT HAD BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE PAST 14 MONTHS. *BF THE LURCHING PROBLEM WAS NOT DUPLICATED. THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR IN PARKING LOTS WHEN THE CONSUMER FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM THE BRAKE AND PRIOR TO TOUCHING THE ACCE..."

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