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1997 VOLVO 850

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Fuel economy

4 configurations
ConfigurationFuelCityHighwayCombined
2.4L 5-cyl, (FFS), Automatic 4-spd, Front-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline182621
2.4L 5-cyl, (FFS), Manual 5-spd, Front-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline182621
2.4L 5-cyl, (FFS,TRBO), Automatic 4-spd, Front-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline182420
2.3L 5-cyl, (FFS,TRBO), Automatic 4-spd, Front-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline172419

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.