Category: Compact Executive 
Price Range: £19,995 to £24,770
Very refined, very comfortable, very relaxing, characterful engines, soothing over long distances, good looks freshened up for 2005
Not as much fun as a 3-Series, town ride not as good as a C-Class, not as economical as it ought to be.
A very impressive car from Volvo; not racy but refined and very satisfying over the long term. A very well-rounded car, particularly in D5 diesel form.
Ignore some interior fittings which aren't quite up to BMW's standards, and you've got one extremely solid car, which oozes high-mileage dependability. There are no rattles or creaks, the dash is smoothly finished, all controls and fixtures are rock-solid, and even details like the plush carpet cosset. It's likely to be reliable too, given Volvo's reputation for dependability; remember, these are well-proven underpinnings also seen in the V70 and S80.
So far, owners have reported only very minor problems, such as central locking faults; there has been a widespread recall for a steering fault but Volvo seems to have acted promptly.
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