2012 Volvo XC70: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 14 complaints about the 2012 Volvo XC70 and NHTSA has issued 2 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is visibility/wiper, named in 5 of them.

14
Complaints
2
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
0.0
Severity index

Severity index 0.0 - Low. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 0.0p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2012 Volvo XC70 sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 5 complaints (35.7%)5 36%StructureStructure: 3 complaints (21.4%)3 21%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 2 complaints (14.3%)2 14%SteeringSteering: 2 complaints (14.3%)2 14%VisibilityVisibility: 1 complaints (7.1%)1 7%Service BrakesService Brakes: 1 complaints (7.1%)1 7%Seat BeltsSeat Belts: 1 complaints (7.1%)1 7%WheelsWheels: 1 complaints (7.1%)1 7%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
VISIBILITY/WIPER535.7%
STRUCTURE321.4%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER214.3%
STEERING214.3%
VISIBILITY17.1%
SERVICE BRAKES17.1%
SEAT BELTS17.1%
WHEELS17.1%

Complaints filed per year

0232013: 22016: 22017: 32019: 22020: 32021: 12022: 1131617319202122
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20132
20162
20173
20192
20203
20211
20221
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
20V37800030/06/2020SEAT BELTS:FRONTVolvo Cars of N.A., LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain 2008-2016 V70 and XC70, 2007-2016 S80, 2011-2018 S60 and V60, 2016-2018 S60 Cross Country, 2014-2020 S60L, 2009-2015 S80L, 2009-2016 XC60 and 2015-2018 V60 Cross Country vehicles. The flexible steel cable that connects the sea
12V07500028/02/2012ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRINGVOLVO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 S60, XC60, S80 AND XC70 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 16, 2011, THROUGH OCTOBER 6, 2011. IN THESE VEHICLES, THE WIRE HARNESS UNDER THE FRONT SEATS MAY HAVE NOT BEEN ATTACHED PROPERLY TO THE SEAT FRAME. AS A RESULT, WHEN THE SEATS ARE
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.