Volvo C30
Registered from 2006 to 2013.
About this model
The Volvo C30 is a three-door, front-engine, front-wheel-drive premium compact hatchback manufactured and marketed by Volvo Cars from 2006 to 2013, in a single generation. Powered by inline-four and straight-five engines, the C30 is a variant of the Volvo S40/V50/C70 range, sharing the same Ford C1/Volvo P1 platform. Volvo marketed the C30 as a premium hatchback / sports coupe.
From the Wikipedia article Volvo C30, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2010 1.6 diesel. 952 of 3,690 tests failed, 26%.
Better than 35% of 2010 cars. The typical one fails 24%, across 955 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 44% | 420 |
| Lights and electrics | 40% | 385 |
| Tyres and wheels | 30% | 286 |
| Brakes | 26% | 252 |
| Visibility | 15% | 145 |
| Body and structure | 12% | 116 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- A tyre seriously damaged
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 44% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyres and wheels — 30% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Brakes — 26% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Lights and electrics — 40% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Visibility — 15% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Body and structure — 12% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 200k+ miles this one fails 26% of its inspections, against the 28% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 15% | 15% | 75 | |
| 40–60k miles | 21% | 19% | 240 | |
| 60–80k miles | 22% | 22% | 413 | |
| 80–100k miles | 24% | 25% | 739 | |
| 100–120k miles | 27% | 27% | 858 | |
| 120–140k miles | 28% | 28% | 738 | |
| 140–160k miles | 30% | 28% | 329 | |
| 160–180k miles | 29% | 28% | 167 | |
| 180–200k miles | 33% | 28% | 78 | |
| 200k+ miles | 26% | 28% | 42 |
3,679 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 100k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.6 diesel · 113 hp · 1406 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 3.9 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2012 | 1.6 diesel · 112 hp · 1408 kg · 2639 mm wheelbase · 4.0 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2011 | 1.6 diesel · 111 hp · 1413 kg · 2643 mm wheelbase · 4.0 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2010 | 1.6 diesel · 1387 kg · 2631 mm wheelbase · 4.2 L/100km (NEDC) |