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Volvo C30 MOT pass rate by year

How the Volvo C30's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2006 to 2013, across the DVSA record.

What is the Volvo C30 MOT pass rate by year?

The MOT pass and failure rate for each Volvo C30 model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Volvo C30 averages 25.4% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
200675.1%24.9%4,103
200774.5%25.5%70,546
200872.8%27.2%88,002
200975.0%25.0%122,505
201074.5%25.5%106,533
201174.1%25.9%58,499
201276.4%23.6%46,163
201378.0%22.0%14,013

Does age change how often a Volvo C30 fails?

Older Volvo C30s fail more often, as expected. The 2006 cars fail 24.9% of tests against 22.0% for the 2013. Across every year the model averages 25.4%. The 2008 is the weakest year at 27.2%, and the 2013 the strongest at 22.0%.

More on the Volvo C30

The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.

See also
Volvo C30: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them
All Volvo models compared by MOT failure rate
MOT failure rates across Britain

Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain