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Volvo D13 · Volvo VNL 670

Volvo VNL 670: Used-Buy Risk, Repairs & What to Check

Used Volvo VNL 670 buying guide, prices $4,900-$39,900, injector cups fail often, risk, repair costs and what to inspect.

Status: published
Used range$4,900–$39,900
Recallnone found
Known risks8
Sources8
Verified2026-09-05
Decision status
insufficient-data

Research queued — not yet a public verdict.

Confidence 0%
Market context
$24,950

6 observed comparables

As of Sep 5, 2026
Next-150k-Mile Exposure

What can make the cheap machine expensive?

Injector cups fail often, producing hard starts, low power, medium

Injector cups fail often, producing hard starts, low power, and aerated fuel, though the presenter notes it isn't the cause every time.

Cost not yet verified
Fuel filter housing internal check valves fail "pretty oftenmedium

Fuel filter housing internal check valves fail "pretty often." Most of the failures covered

Cost not yet verified
Turbo actuator faults / actuator DTCs are called out as a frmedium

Turbo actuator faults / actuator DTCs are called out as a frequent fault on these trucks (same

Cost not yet verified
Crankcase pressure sensormedium

Crankcase pressure sensor: a diaphragm inside the sensor fails, which throws off the oil-level

Cost not yet verified
EGR systemmedium

EGR system: either the EGR itself leaks, or the EGR cooler clogs, or there's an EGR

Cost not yet verified
Ihigh

I-Shift automatic-transmission clutch service after 500,000 miles is described as a bundled

Cost not yet verified
Valve cover gasket oil leaks are called out as a common, lowmedium

Valve cover gasket oil leaks are called out as a common, lower-severity issue on this engine, alongside its other known leak points.

Cost not yet verified
Charge air cooler / upper intercooler hosemedium

Charge air cooler / upper intercooler hose: the factory metal clamp is called out as a known issue point.

Cost not yet verified

Common questions

How much does a used Volvo VNL 670 cost?

Observed listings range roughly $4,900 to $39,900 depending on age, condition, and configuration (as of 2026-09-05).

What fails on the Volvo VNL 670?

The most cited concerns in our evidence record: Injector cups fail often, producing hard starts, low power, , Fuel filter housing internal check valves fail "pretty often, Turbo actuator faults / actuator DTCs are called out as a fr. See the risk breakdown above for details and sources.

Evidence excerpts

From the research record

  • PRICE: - TruckPaper's VNL-670-tagged sleeper-trucks listing page did not reliably resolve to VNL 670- specific inventory in the fetched sample — the extracted listings (2022, 227K mi, D13 455 HP; 2016 VNL, 603K mi, D13 455 HP; 2013, 525K mi, D13 375 HP) could not be confirmed as 670-trim specifically rather than other VNL trims, and none carried an asking
  • FAILURES: - Injector cups fail often, producing hard starts, low power, and aerated fuel — "not all the time is gonna be that but it's gonna most of the [common cause]" (video transcript: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nspV1ZtqP4A @ 00:01:15-00:01:25). - Fuel filter housing internal check valves fail "pretty often." Most of the failures covered in this vide
  • REPAIR: - Parts availability grade: partial. dieselrebuildkits.com carries a D13 piston-less in-frame overhaul rebuild kit, but individual component pricing (EGR cooler, charge-air-cooler hose clamp kit, injector cups, turbo actuator) is TODO: unsourced this pass. ### Parts-price fetch 2026-08-19 - Volvo D13 Piston-less In-Frame Overhaul Rebuild Kit (MCIFD
  • LIFE: - On-camera guidance repeatedly anchors D13 wear-item service intervals to 500,000 miles (crankcase filter housing, most injector-cup/fuel-filter-housing failures, I-Shift clutch service) (video transcript: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nspV1ZtqP4A
  • VIDEO (00:01:15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nspV1ZtqP4A): "cups okay injector cups pretty much fail often"
  • VIDEO (00:01:18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nspV1ZtqP4A): "injector cups pretty much fail often"
  • VIDEO (00:01:18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nspV1ZtqP4A): "injector cups pretty much fail often you're gonna get hard starts low power"
  • MARKET (soarr.com dealer inventory, 6 listings observed 2026-09-05): low $4,900 / median $24,950 / high $39,900. Claude-refetched: 6 used Volvo VNL 670 listings with real prices, $4,900-$39,900, median ~$24,950. The two lowest ($4,900 at 1,132,144 mi; $7,500 at 918,035 mi) are extreme-high-mileage units, not typical -- treat the low end as a floor for near-million-mile trucks, not a normal price.
Reference list

Sources

  1. truckpaper.comweb · research-cited · accessed 2026-08-19
  2. youtube.comweb · research-cited · accessed 2026-08-19
  3. youtube.comweb · research-cited · accessed 2026-08-19
  4. youtube.comweb · research-cited · accessed 2026-08-19
  5. dieselrebuildkits.comweb · research-cited · accessed 2026-08-19
  6. highwayandheavyparts.comweb · research-cited · accessed 2026-08-19
  7. CUMMINS ISX Inframe “FINISHED IN 6 DAYS” OEM Parts How Much Does it Cost $$$ Petvideo-transcript · research-cited · accessed 2026-08-19
  8. soarr.com dealer inventory listings (6 real listings observed 2026-09-05)dealer-inventory-aggregator · verified · accessed 2026-09-05
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