# Volvo C30 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Volvo C30 passes its MOT first time 58% of the time, from 20,618 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 58%
- MOT tests analysed: 20,618 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 17,762 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 537 | 60% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 424 | 69% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 1,506 | 59% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 1,291 | 65% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 2,292 | 59% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 692 | 65% |
| 2011 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 3,195 | 58% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 1,380 | 59% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 2,611 | 57% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 2,027 | 57% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 1,590 | 55% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 1,042 | 53% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 1,248 | 58% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 684 | 52% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 66 (few mots) | 59% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 29 (few mots) | 66% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |

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