Fatal crash profile · Model
Volvo XC70
Compared with Volvo · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 45
- Fatal crashes
- 45
- Deaths inside
- 23
- Other deaths
- 23
Between 2020 and 2024, 45 vehicles described as Volvo XC70 were involved in 45 fatal crashes in the United States. 23 people died inside these vehicles and 23 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 | 11 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 |
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
50%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.1 times the share for Volvo: 45%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 8 |
| 2021 | 9 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
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
20%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Volvo: 20%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
22%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.2 times the share for Volvo: 18%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
42%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 85 percent of the share for Volvo: 50%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Volvo XC70 | Volvo | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 20.0% | 20.0% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 22.2% | 18.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 42.2% | 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 | 30 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
| Rain | 5 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 24 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 11 |
| Dark - Lighted | 6 |
| Dusk | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 5 |
| New Hampshire | 4 |
| Oregon | 3 |
| Colorado | 3 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
| New Mexico | 2 |
| Massachusetts | 2 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| New Jersey | 2 |
| South Carolina | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Volvo XC70 by model year
- 2004 11 crashes
Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2021 | El Prado, Taos County, New Mexico | US-64 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | Hoke County, North Carolina | SSR-1124 WALTER GIBSON RD | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Pottersville, Warren County, New York | I-87 | 2 |
| Jul 15, 2021 | Boulder County, Colorado | CR-LEE HILL DR | 1 |
| Jun 28, 2021 | Pike County, Alabama | US-231 SR-53 | 1 |
| May 22, 2021 | Bedford County, Virginia | SR-122/ MONETA RD | 1 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | Bellmawr, Camden County, New Jersey | I-295 | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2021 | Santa Cruz County, California | CR-FREEDOM BLVD | 1 |
| Jan 2, 2021 | Valley Stream, Nassau County, New York | CR-83 FRANKLIN AVE | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2020 | Rowan County, North Carolina | US-29/70 SR-150 | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2020 | Pittsylvania County, Virginia | US-311 | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2020 | Tucson, Pima County, Arizona | PARK AVE | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2020 | Jefferson County, Oregon | US-97 ODOT 4 | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2020 | Sonoma, Sonoma County, California | US-101 | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2020 | Contra Costa County, California | SR-4 | 1 |
| Apr 6, 2020 | Salem, Rockingham County, New Hampshire | ZION HILL RD | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Orange County, Florida | US-441 | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2020 | Delta Mills, Eaton County, Michigan | SR-43 SAGINAW HWY | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2020 | Candia, Rockingham County, New Hampshire | SR-101 | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2020 | Dorchester County, South Carolina | SR-35 TUPPERWAY DRIVE | 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.