Where each one leads
Toyota Camry
- Against cars of the same year, the Toyota Camry comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 50% more often than average) than the Volvo S70 (fails 60% more often than average).
- Fewer Toyota Camry cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (4.9% against 6.7%).
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Toyota Camry uses 5.0 l/100 km, the 2000 Volvo S70 10.9.
Volvo S70
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
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
| Toyota Camry | Volvo S70 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1983–2024 | 1992–2002 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 30,656 (2010–2022) | — |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 1,484 | 342 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 1,036 | 1,061 |
| In traffic in Finland | 2,868 | 1,467 |
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
| Toyota Camry | Volvo S70 | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| … against cars of the same year | +50% | +60% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 4.9% | 6.7% |
| US owner complaints | 18,205 | 593 |
| Most complaints about | Vehicle speed control | Vehicle speed control |
| Model year with most complaints | 2007 (2,888) | 1998 (215) |
| US recall campaigns | 59 | 6 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 7,459 | 731 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 89 | 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
| Toyota Camry | Volvo S70 | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2024) | — |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Toyota Camry | Volvo S70 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 5.0 l/100 km (2026) | 10.9 l/100 km (2000) |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | 5.7 l/100 km | — |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 124 g/km | — |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 131 kW (176 hp) | — |
| Average mass in running order | 1,677 kg | — |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €47,809 | €37,093 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 172,000 km | 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).