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Volvo V70 fuel consumption

Of all Volvo V70 modifications produced from 1996 to 2016 real fuel consumption according to user ratings is approximately 9% higher compared to advertised consumption. For petrol engines real consumption is in average 5% higher, but for diesel engines is approximately 13% higher. Starting from 1996 Volvo V70 average difference between actual owner-reported fuel consumption and stated consumption was slightly above industry average, at 1997 it was less than industry average, at 2007 difference between owner-reported and advertised fuel economy became similar to average. It is noteworthy during this period that the gap between advertised and actual fuel economy changed significantly throughout the automotive industry. For more details, see the table below.

Year-to-year deviations of actual owner-reported average fuel consumption from advertised values

YearGasoline carsDiesel cars
All carmakersVolvo V70All carmakersVolvo V70
1996+4%+9% +2%-
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1997+3%insignificant+3%insignificant
1998+3%insignificant+4%insignificant
1999+3%insignificant+5%insignificant
2000+4%+4% +5%+3%
2001+5%+3% +6%-
2002+5%+4% +7%-
2003+6%+3% +8%-
2004+7%insignificant+9%-
2005+8%-+10%insignificant
2006+9%-+11%insignificant
2007+10%+3% +12%+19%
2008+12%+6% +13%+25%
2009+13%+16% +14%+26%
2010+16%+14% +16%+26%
2011+19%+11% +19%+25%
2012+21%+18% +23%+20%
2013+23%+18% +27%+31%
2014+26%-+30%+38%
2015+27%-+33%+38%
2016+28%-+36%+38%

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User-reported fuel consumption may not accurately represent all users' experiences due to variables such as driving conditions, driving style, technical condition of the vehicle, and other circumstances. Thus, it should not be relied upon as a representative indicator.