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Volvo C30

Every Volvo C30 model year on file, 2007 to 2014. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years493 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years82007 to 2014
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,457Summed across model years
By model year

The 2011 model year drew the most complaints, 14, 29% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0510152007200820092010201114201220132014
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Visibility and wipers leads the Volvo C30 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Visibility and wipers
17
Suspension
5
Speed control
5
Engine and cooling
4
Structure
4
Powertrain
3
Airbags
3
Tires
3
Steering
3
Wheels
2
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Volvo C30 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Volvo C30 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2014Not decoded0NoneNone00156
2013Hatchback40.02500185
2012Hatchback100.04000178
2011Hatchback147.16410188
2010Hatchback633.32520183
2009Hatchback60.01520179
2008Hatchback80.01320194
2007Not decoded10.010020194
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Volvo C30

  • 10V-566 Nov 8, 2010
    Volvo is recalling certain vehicles equipped with garmin 760 portable global positioning system (gps) units because the batteries on those units…
    Equipment · 416 vehicles
  • 10V-255 Jun 8, 2010
    Gearshift lever stud assembly may not have been tightened to the correct specification during assembly
    Steering · 536 vehicles
  • 08V-329 Jul 23, 2008
    Section of the power steering return line hose was not properly vulcanized (cured) and does not meet specifications
    Steering · 1,020 vehicles
  • 08V-101 Mar 5, 2008
    Soft anodized layer in the master cylinder may trigger early wear on a rubber seal that can result in internal leakage of brake fluid
    Brakes · 1,114 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.