Fatal crash profile · Model
Volvo C70
Compared with Volvo · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 17
- Fatal crashes
- 17
- Deaths inside
- 11
- Other deaths
- 7
Between 2020 and 2024, 17 vehicles described as Volvo C70 were involved in 17 fatal crashes in the United States. 11 people died inside these vehicles and 7 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.
Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other cars or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 |
Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
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Deaths
Who died in these crashes
61%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.3 times the share for Volvo: 45%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 |
Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.
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Crash factors
Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes
18%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 90 percent of the share for Volvo: 20%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
35%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.9 times the share for Volvo: 18%
- About double the share for all vehicles: 18%
47%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Volvo: 50%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Volvo C70 | Volvo | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 17.6% | 20.0% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 35.3% | 18.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 47.1% | 50.1% | 49.3% |
Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 13 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 7 |
| Dark - Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 2 |
| California | 2 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2024 | Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma | S MINGO RD | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Champaign County, Illinois | CR-150/TURKEY FARM RD | 1 |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Rowan County, North Carolina | SSR-1516 | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Santa Clara County, California | HALE AV | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2024 | Riverdale, Clayton County, Georgia | SR-134 W FAYETTEVILLE RD NORTH | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2024 | Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky | US-31W DIXIE HWY | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2023 | Warren County, Indiana | US-41 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia | I-75 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2022 | Riverview, Hillsborough County, Florida | SYMMES RD | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Pickens County, South Carolina | SR-93 N NORRIS DRIVE | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Ottawa County, Michigan | CR-168TH AVE | 1 |
| Apr 14, 2022 | Upland, San Bernardino County, California | ARROW RTE | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2022 | Barnegat, Ocean County, New Jersey | BARNEGAT BLVD | 1 |
| May 29, 2021 | Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota | CR-153 LOWRY AVE E | 1 |
| Apr 5, 2021 | Greenacres City, Palm Beach County, Florida | SR-802 | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2020 | Caroline County, Virginia | I-95 | 2 |
| May 7, 2020 | East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut | SR-142 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.