Volvo XC70

The 2016 XC70 in brief

The 2016 Volvo XC70 is a small SUV offered with 2 engines (2.0L 4-cyl turbo and 2.5L 5-cyl turbo) and front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive.

It measures about 191 inches long and 74 inches wide on a 111-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 4,012 lb (4dr Wagon T5 Drive-E FWD).

EPA rates its most efficient version at 26 MPG combined (23 city / 30 highway), 6% better than the 2016 small SUV average of 24.6 MPG, for an estimated $2,600 a year in fuel.

NHTSA has not published a 5-Star overall rating for this model year.

It has 2 recall campaigns on file and owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the engine.

The Volvo XC70 has 12 model years in our data, from 2005 to 2016, classed as Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD, Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD, Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD.

Its most efficient year was 2015 at 27 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 17 to 27 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the visibility/wiper (16), engine (13), unknown or other (13).

Buying used? 2015 has the fewest problems in our data.

2010 has the most recalls (4); all years together count 10 campaigns and 108 owner complaints.

How the 2005 XC70 compares

The 2005 Volvo XC70 is a SUV - offered with a 2.5L 5-cyl turbo engine and 4-wheel or all-wheel drive.

It measures about 186 inches long and 73 inches wide on a 109-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 3,594 lb.

About the Volvo XC70

The Volvo XC70 is a plug-in hybrid mid-size luxury crossover SUV manufactured by Volvo Cars. The vehicle is built on the Scalable Modular Architecture (SMA) platform, a re-branded Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) from Geely. It is produced in China at the Volvo Taizhou factory.

From the Wikipedia article "Volvo XC70 (2025)", licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.