Volvo C30 - 2009
287.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2009 is 311.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volvo C30, model year 2009.
Sample size: 5,449 cars, 12,317 tests and 35,425 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 5,449 cars
The 2009 Volvo C30 has an overall defect rate of 287.61 per 100 vehicles, which is 7.1% lower than the average for cars of the same year, indicating better reliability. Notably, it performs particularly well in the equipment category, showing a 31.6% improvement compared to the average. However, it faces a higher incidence of steering issues, with a defect rate exceeding the average by 26.1%. As mileage increases, the defect rates for the C30 also rise, particularly in the higher mileage brackets, which is consistent with general trends. Overall, while the C30 shows strengths in certain areas, it has some specific weaknesses that potential buyers should consider.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 5,449 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 16.9% better
97.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 117.5 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▼ 22.1% worse
19.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.3 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 13.2% better
20.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.4 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 13.8% worse
92.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 80.9 / 100 tests
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 8.6% better
274.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 299.8 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 13.3% better
36.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.5 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 33.7% better
5.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.3 / 100 tests
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 14.2% better
29.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 34.4 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,640
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,954
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,795
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,750
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,741
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,427
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,263
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,229
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,131
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 985
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 985
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 577
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 560
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 431
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 384
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 331
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 301
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 283
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 273
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 261