Volvo C70
Registered from 1998 to 2013.
About this model
The Volvo C70 is a two-door car which was manufactured and marketed by Volvo Cars from 1996 to 2013 across two generations.
From the Wikipedia article Volvo C70, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it stands out against its peers
- Unknown or other: more complaints than 97% of 2012 cars — 48% of its 23 complaints, where an ordinary 2012 car has 11%.
- Structure: more complaints than 99% of 2012 cars — 35% of its 23 complaints, where an ordinary 2012 car has 6%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
Crash test
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 227 hp · 1750 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway |
| 2012 | 227 hp · 1736 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway |
| 2011 | 227 hp · 1736 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 10.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway |
| 2010 | 227 hp · 1736 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway |
| 2009 | 1711 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway |
| 2008 | 1711 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway |
| 2007 | 1711 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway |
| 2006 | 1711 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway |
| 2004 | 1564 kg · 2660 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Convertible, 2-door |
| 2003 | 1564 kg · 2660 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Convertible, 2-door |
| 2002 | 1564 kg · 2660 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.4 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2001 | 1564 kg · 2660 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.4 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
80% of 2012 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 3. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.
11V508000
A MISPRINTED LABEL COULD LEAD TO IMPROPER TIRE INFLATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN A TIRE FAILURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
VOLVO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND INSTALL THE LABEL AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 23, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-201-768-7300.
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Throttle control malfunction
Engineering analysis, opened December 2005, closed December 2006.
Throttle control malfunction
Preliminary evaluation, opened July 2005, closed December 2005.
Headlight failure
Recall query, opened June 2004, closed November 2004.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Volvo filed 186 bulletins about the 2013 C70.
- Equipment: 78
- Electrical system: 47
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 22
- Engine and engine cooling: 10
- Exterior lighting: 5
- Wheels: 3
- Engine: 2
- Air bags: 1
- Back over prevention: 1
- Communication: 1
- Other: 16
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Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.