Used car guide

2006 Volvo C30: petrol or diesel?

Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.

Petrol 58% pass first time (all 2006 cars: 56%) Stands out: number plate lights 2.6× 227 MOTsSee the petrol guide › Diesel 56% pass first time (all 2006 cars: 56%) Stands out: number plate lights 3.7× 109 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›

Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.

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Other years

Every year of the Volvo C30 compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
20132,923Suspension 33%
20128,658Suspension 35%
20119,487Tyres 36%
201014,991Suspension 40%
200915,355Suspension 41%
20089,188Suspension 44%
20076,606Suspension 44%