Volvo 740 at salvage auctions

Copart 1991 Volvo 740 YV1FA8843M2508321 Front End322,301 mi upcoming

Volvo 740: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Volvo 740: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars1

Median retail value$2,217

Median odometer322,301 mi

Run and drive100%

Primary damage

Front End 1 100%

Yard state

CA1 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

199 complaints about the Volvo 740 (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints199

With a crash38

With a fire42

Injured28

Deaths0

What fails: complaints by system

Electrical system
median 65,000 mi at failure 47 24%
Speed control
median 140,000 mi at failure 30 15%
Airbags
median 134,000 mi at failure 30 15%
Engine and cooling
median 75,000 mi at failure 28 14%
Brakes
median 202,500 mi at failure 14 7%
Transmission and drivetrain 11 6%
Fuel and propulsion 8 4%
Seats and seat belts
median 115,000 mi at failure 8 4%
Wheels and tires
median 130,000 mi at failure 6 3%
Body and structure 4 2%

Complaints by model year

551990

1995

2000

2002

Recalls

6 recall campaigns for the Volvo 740.

Recall campaigns by model year

21990

1991

Real sale prices

3 sales of the Volvo 740 at US government auctions, median price $150. 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.