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1998 Volvo S70 engine problems

The 1998 Volvo S70 has 28 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

28

Engine complaints

9%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

S70 engine complaints by model year42 complaints1998: 28 complaints1999: 42 complaints2000: 24 complaints
S70 engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

PRIOR TO THE 30K MILE TUNE-UP THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AND THE VEHICLE DRIVING HARD, SHIFTING HARD, THE TACHOMETER READING HIGHER AND THE SMELL OF BURNING OIL, THE DEALER CHECK THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG, WHILE DRIVING WITH 36K MILES ON THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO SMOKE UNDER THE…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · June 6, 2001 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1998 Volvo S70 have?

NHTSA has 28 complaints about the 1998 Volvo S70 engine — 9% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.