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Volvo 245 at salvage auctions

Copart 1988 Volvo 245 DL YV1AX8850J1793823 Front End177,423 mi

Volvo 245: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Volvo 245: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars1
Median retail value$3,030
Median repair cost, % of value100%
Run and drive100%
Primary damage
  1. Front End 1 100%
Yard state
  1. KS1 100%

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

15 complaints about the Volvo 245 (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints15
With a crash0
With a fire2
Injured0
Deaths0
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Engine and cooling 7 47%
  2. Seats and seat belts 2 13%
  3. Speed control
    median 35,000 mi at failure     2 13%
  4. Electrical system 1 7%
  5. Wheels and tires 1 7%
  6. Visibility, wipers, sunroof 1 7%
  7. Fuel and propulsion 1 7%
Complaints by model year
11992
11993

Recalls

12 recall campaigns for the Volvo 245.

Recall campaigns by model year
11992

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.