Enter the 17-character VIN of your Volvo V70 to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
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Use the free decoder to read a VIN of the model Volvo V70: 17 characters go in, and the manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture come out. For the car Volvo V70 we list the production years 1996 - 2016, 6 versions in total, the body styles Wagon and a power figure of 304 hp. What a VIN shows: the producer, the model year, the country of manufacture and, when it is coded, the plant. The last six characters are just the serial number.
Past damage, odometer values, theft records and the number of owners are not part of a VIN, so no decoder can read them from the code alone. A separate history check is needed for that. Take the VIN from the dashboard or door frame of the model Volvo V70 and hold it next to the document. Go through it slowly, one character at a time, rather than glancing at the first few.
1996 - 2016
Production years
109 - 304 hp
Power
1
Body styles
6
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volvo V70 I | 1996 - 2000 | Wagon | 126 - 265 hp |
| Volvo V70 XC | 1997 - 2000 | Wagon | 200 hp |
| Volvo V70 II | 2000 - 2004 | Wagon | 130 - 300 hp |
| Volvo V70 II (facelift 2004) | 2004 - 2007 | Wagon | 126 - 260 hp |
| Volvo V70 III | 2007 - 2013 | Wagon | 109 - 304 hp |
| Volvo V70 III (facelift 2013) | 2013 - 2016 | Wagon | 115 - 304 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Volvo V70, with model years 1996 - 2016 in our data, these are the characters to expect. The letters repeat every 30 years, so always confirm the year against the car itself.
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 1996 - 2016 across 6 versions of the Volvo V70. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Volvo V70 the characters to expect are T (1996), V (1997), W (1998), X (1999), Y (2000), 1 (2001), 2 (2002), 3 (2003), 4 (2004), 5 (2005), 6 (2006), 7 (2007), 8 (2008), 9 (2009), A (2010), B (2011), C (2012), D (2013), E (2014), F (2015), G (2016).
6 versions, in 1 body style, with power up to 304 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
Look at the base of the windshield on the driver's side, where the VIN is visible from outside the car. It is also printed on the door frame of the driver's door and in the registration document.
Anything about the car's past: accident damage, odometer readings, theft status and the number of owners. The decoder only reads what is stored in the 17 characters.
Nothing. Decoding is free and there is no sign-up. You pay only if you decide to order a vehicle history report.