2012 Volvo V70

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Registered new in Europe in 2012

27,451 new Volvo V70 cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2012; the largest markets were Sweden (15,744), Germany (3,318), the Netherlands (2,982).

Average mass

1,786 kg

Average power

129 kW

Fuel type recorded

Diesel 83% · Petrol 10% · E85 ethanol 3.6% · Natural gas 3.2%

European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · averages weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value; fuel type as recorded at registration, where many non-plug-in hybrids appear as petrol · re-use permitted with acknowledgement

Engines

The most common engines in 2012 Volvo V70 cars on Dutch roads are the 1.6 petrol (132 kW, 177 hp), 2.0 diesel (120 kW, 161 hp) and 1.6 diesel (84 kW, 113 hp), out of 11 versions with at least 20 cars.

RDW Open Data (CC0): registered passenger cars and their fuel data · engine size rounded to 0.1 litre, net maximum power · versions with at least 20 cars

In the Netherlands

2,855 first registered in 2012 are on Dutch roads; 26% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €47,916.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde1,415
• Band onvoldoende profiel1,008
• Stadslicht werkt niet (goed)611
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm511
• Kentekenplaatverlichting werkt niet (goed) / ontbreekt483
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld482
• Stofhoes aandrijfas beschadigd en dicht niet af409
• Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen406

Colours

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording

In the United Kingdom

1,503 cars built in 2012 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 54 more were declared off the road (SORN).

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

MOT test results in Great Britain

In 2023, 1,591 of these cars first registered in 2012 took their annual MOT test. 74% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2012 the figure was 66%.

DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail

In Finland

1,850 of these cars first registered in 2012 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 320,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.

Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0

In New Zealand

6 2012 cars are on the New Zealand register; 83% arrived as used imports, 17% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Recalls in Canada

1 Transport Canada recall for the 2012 Volvo V70.

Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Volvo told its dealers about the 2012 Volvo V70: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)