15+-Year Volvo C30 Recorded MOT Outcomes

44.3%
historical failure rate from 5,663 tests in this age band
17.4 percentage points above the dataset-wide reference of 26.9%

Evidence scope: The source groups vehicles into broad age bands. It does not provide a model-year-specific result here, and it does not include an individual vehicle's condition, service history or current defects. This page is descriptive, not predictive or diagnostic.

Recorded Component-Category Rates

These percentages are sample-size-weighted historical rates for this model and age band.

Component categoryRecorded rate
Lamps & Electrics16.4%
Suspension15.3%
Brakes8.7%
Tyres7.7%
Body & Chassis6.0%
Visibility4.4%
Steering3.2%

A category rate does not show that a particular vehicle has a fault in that area.

Other Recorded Age Bands

Age bandFailure rateTestsHighest recorded component category
6-10 years 31.6% 19,319 Lamps & Electrics
11-15 years 40.0% 80,892 Lamps & Electrics
15+ years 44.3% 5,663 Lamps & Electrics

Method: Failure and component-category rates are sample-size weighted. Only age/mileage groups with at least 100 tests are included. The checked-in source contains 148,509,908 tests and 39,969,903 failures.

Source: DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.

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