2013 Volvo C30: MOT pass rate and reliability

72.3% of 2013 Volvo C30s pass the MOT first time, measured across 978 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 83,268 miles.

How the 2013 compares

  • Against all Volvo C30s (65.5%, 22,688 tests): +6.8 points
  • Against all 2013 cars (72.9%): -0.6 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Volvo C30 model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2013 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Volvo C30:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2007 63.6% 2,207 107,592
2008 61.8% 3,065 112,549
2009 64.1% 5,160 104,966
2010 65.4% 5,014 105,741
2011 66.8% 3,212 103,385
2012 69.8% 2,933 90,620
2013 72.3% 978 83,268

What this means if you are buying a 2013 C30

The 2013 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 6.8 points more often than the Volvo C30 average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 13-year-old car fails on

A 2013 car is 13 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2013 Volvo C30 the average at test was 83,268 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

2013 is the strongest year on record for this model at 72.3%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

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