Where each one leads
Ford Taurus
- Against cars of the same year, the Ford Taurus comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 11% more often than average) than the Volvo S70 (fails 60% more often than average).
Volvo S70
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2000 Volvo S70 uses 10.9 l/100 km, the 2019 Ford Taurus 11.5.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Ford Taurus | Volvo S70 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1981–2019 | 1992–2002 |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | — | 342 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | — | 1,061 |
| In traffic in Finland | — | 1,467 |
| Generations on record | 5 | — |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Ford Taurus | Volvo S70 | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 2.4% | 2.8% |
| … against cars of the same year | +11% | +60% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | — | 6.7% |
| US owner complaints | 18,169 | 593 |
| Most complaints about | Suspension | Vehicle speed control |
| Model year with most complaints | 1993 (1,557) | 1998 (215) |
| US recall campaigns | 69 | 6 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 2,984 | 731 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 188 | 13 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Ford Taurus | Volvo S70 | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2019) | — |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Ford Taurus | Volvo S70 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 11.5 l/100 km (2019) | 10.9 l/100 km (2000) |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | — | €37,093 |
| Average odometer in Finland | — | 348,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).