2016 Volvo V70

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Registered new in Europe in 2016

13,066 new Volvo V70 cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2016; the largest markets were Sweden (5,888), Germany (2,684), the Netherlands (2,139).

Average mass

1,733 kg

Average power

128 kW

Fuel type recorded

Diesel 84% · Petrol 11% · Natural gas 4.9%

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 2016 Volvo V70 cars on Dutch roads are the 2.0 petrol (140 kW, 188 hp), 2.0 diesel (133 kW, 178 hp) and 2.0 diesel (110 kW, 148 hp), out of 6 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

1,913 first registered in 2016 are on Dutch roads; 21% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €46,684.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde908
• Band onvoldoende profiel540
• Kentekenplaatverlichting werkt niet (goed) / ontbreekt311
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm307
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld267
• Band beschadigd239
• Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht175
• Mechanische delen van het remsysteem vertonen slijtage158

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

740 cars built in 2016 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 15 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, 759 of these cars first registered in 2016 took their annual MOT test. 83% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2016 the figure was 79%.

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

703 of these cars first registered in 2016 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 258,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.

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

Recalls in Canada

1 Transport Canada recall for the 2016 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 2016 Volvo V70: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)