Volvo 940 at salvage auctions

Copart 1995 Volvo 940 YV1JS8613S1195743 Front End106,199 mi

Volvo 940: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Volvo 940: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars1

Median retail value$2,700

Median repair cost, % of value221%

Run and drive100%

Primary damage

Front End 1 100%

Yard state

IL1 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

138 complaints about the Volvo 940 (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints138

With a crash42

With a fire5

Injured28

Deaths0

What fails: complaints by system

Airbags
median 180,000 mi at failure 45 33%
Wheels and tires
median 120,882 mi at failure 17 12%
Speed control
median 189,000 mi at failure 15 11%
Brakes
median 92,000 mi at failure 9 7%
Fuel and propulsion
median 109,000 mi at failure 8 6%
Electrical system
median 80,789 mi at failure 7 5%
Engine and cooling
median 98,000 mi at failure 7 5%
Seats and seat belts
median 90,000 mi at failure 7 5%
Transmission and drivetrain 5 4%
Suspension 4 3%

Complaints by model year

1990

1995

1998

Recalls

3 recall campaigns for the Volvo 940.

Recall campaigns by model year

21991

1993

Real sale prices

13 sales of the Volvo 940 at US government auctions, median price $350. 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.