Volvo C30
Registered from 2007 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.
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Crash test
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 227 hp · 1457 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Hatch, 2-door |
| 2012 | 227 hp · 1424 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Hatch, 2-door |
| 2011 | 227 hp · 1424 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Hatch, 2-door |
| 2010 | 227 hp · 1425 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Hatch, 4-door |
| 2009 | 1406 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 10.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Hatch, 4-door |
| 2008 | 1406 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 10.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Hatch, 4-door |
| 2007 | 1406 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · Hatch, 4-door |
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Volvo filed 184 bulletins about the 2013 C30.
- Equipment: 79
- Electrical system: 45
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 19
- Engine and engine cooling: 10
- Exterior lighting: 5
- Wheels: 3
- Engine: 2
- Power train: 2
- Steering: 2
- Air bags: 1
- Other: 16
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- This is a Technical Journal: Remote connection, BOMGAR application. Before joining a remote session: •Connect a suitable battery maintainer/charger and verify that the battery voltage indicated… · July 2025
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- Volvo Cars USA LLC and Volvo Car Canada LTD on behalf of the Volvo Car Corporation has decided to launch Service Action S10303 on certain model year 2025 EX90 vehicles. Volvo Car Investigations… · March 2025
- This is a Technical Journal: Vehicle/Connectivity report checklist. To provide timely and high-quality feedback to the appropriate department or factory · February 2025
- This is a Technical Journal: Remote connection, BOMGAR application. Before joining a remote session: •Connect a suitable battery maintainer/charger and verify that the battery voltage indicated… · February 2025
- Information about valid Software partnumbers to order and download Software for "PDS" Pre-Delivery Service · September 2024
176 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.