# Volvo safety ratings declining?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-safety-ratings-declining/49788>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [June 3, 2010, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-safety-ratings-declining/49788 "2010-06-03T12:49:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Momtoteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@Momtoteen](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Momtoteen)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-safety-ratings-declining/49788/1 "2010-06-03T12:49:46Z")

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I want to buy a car for my 19 year old daughter. I planned to get a used Volvo since safety is my primary concern. (My sister survived a bad crash in a Volvo - I’ll sleep best this way.) But people have told me that Volvos are no longer as safe as they used to be and I might be better off buying her a new Subaru or other car for the same price (below $25,000). She goes to college in upstate New York. I’d like the car to last 8 years - right through grad school.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-safety-ratings-declining/49788/2 "2010-06-03T13:00:27Z")

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