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Volvo 240 at salvage auctions

Copart 1993 Volvo 240 YV1AS8804P1482245 Rear End108,934 mi Copart 1993 Volvo 240 YV1AS8809P1485240 Front End266,206 mi

Volvo 240: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Volvo 240: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars2
Median retail value$6,843
Median repair cost, % of value145%
Run and drive100%
Primary damage
  1. Front End 1 50%
  2. Rear End 1 50%
Yard state
  1. AL1 50%
  2. WA1 50%

Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

186 complaints about the Volvo 240 (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints186
With a crash37
With a fire8
Injured21
Deaths0
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Electrical system
    median 140,288 mi at failure     32 17%
  2. Speed control
    median 129,288 mi at failure     22 12%
  3. Brakes
    median 129,577 mi at failure     19 10%
  4. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 140,000 mi at failure     18 10%
  5. Airbags
    median 200,000 mi at failure     17 9%
  6. Wheels and tires
    median 9,000 mi at failure     16 9%
  7. Seats and seat belts
    median 50,000 mi at failure     13 7%
  8. Engine and cooling
    median 102,000 mi at failure     12 6%
  9. Exterior lighting
    median 177,500 mi at failure     8 4%
  10. Body and structure 7 4%
Complaints by model year
1990
29
1994

Recalls

2 recall campaigns for the Volvo 240.

Real sale prices

11 sales of the Volvo 240 at US government auctions, median price $200. All real prices →

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.