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Volvo S70 at salvage auctions

Volvo S70: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Volvo S70: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars18
Median retail value$2,712
Median repair cost, % of value109%
Median odometer180,043 mi
Run and drive92%
Primary damage
  1. Front End 11 61%
  2. Rear End 3 17%
  3. Side 2 11%
  4. Minor Dent / Scratches 1 5.6%
  5. Normal Wear 1 5.6%
Yard state
  1. CA2 11%
  2. DE2 11%
  3. FL2 11%
  4. GA2 11%
  5. MA2 11%
  6. OR2 11%
  7. TN2 11%
  8. MN1 5.6%
  9. MS1 5.6%
  10. ON1 5.6%
  11. SC1 5.6%

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

782 complaints about the Volvo S70 (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints782
With a crash36
With a fire7
Injured42
Deaths0
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Speed control
    median 77,494 mi at failure
    148 19%
  2. Electrical system
    median 78,671 mi at failure
    122 16%
  3. Brakes
    median 79,000 mi at failure
    96 12%
  4. Engine and cooling
    median 90,000 mi at failure
    94 12%
  5. Exterior lighting
    median 48,500 mi at failure
    69 9%
  6. Fuel and propulsion
    median 83,500 mi at failure
    44 6%
  7. Body and structure
    median 72,250 mi at failure
    31 4%
  8. Airbags
    median 70,000 mi at failure
    30 4%
  9. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 87,500 mi at failure
    24 3%
  10. Seats and seat belts
    median 99,000 mi at failure
    21 3%
Complaints by model year
1995
317
2000
2002

Recalls

7 recall campaigns for the Volvo S70.

Recall campaigns by model year
41998
4
42000

Real sale prices

102 sales of the Volvo S70 at US government auctions, median price $450. 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.