Wipers: problems reported by owners
15 owners in the United States reported problems with the wipers of this car to NHTSA (model years 2010–2013), typically at around 70,000 miles. Reported consequences: 1 crash.
Volvo C30
2006–2013 · 2 documented defects · 3 markets
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This file gathers the known defects of the Volvo C30, written and sourced by the community. Anyone can read; a free account lets you contribute. A defect earns the seal once enough reputable contributors have validated it.
Owners often report problems with wipers on this car (15 complaints), but no one has explained the cause yet. Do you know it?Write it up
Most serious reported defects
See all (2) →Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (frequent MOT failure)
3.9% of MOT tests of this car in Great Britain failed on this point (769 of 19,669 tests in 2025): 2.2 times as often as cars of the same age.
Latest official recalls
See all (24) →Motorrijtuigen - krachtoverbrenging
Bij voertuigen met een 1.6 dieselmotor en een 6-traps handgeschakelde versnellingsbak kan in de rechter aandrijfas scheurvorming ontstaan. Hierdoor kan de aandrijfas breken.
rdwMay 2, 2013MGP130036Model years 2011Shown in the original Dutch · translation pendingView details →
Loss of drive
It is possible that the right hand driveshaft may not have been manufactured to the correct specification. This can ultimately result in the failure of the drive shaft. This will be identified to the driver by noise and the loss of drive.
Fluid may leak into wiring harness which may cause fire
A number of Volvo C30S40V50 and C70 may experience a problem with washer fluid leaking inside the washer pump unit through the wires into the central control electronic module. This can impact on a number of different features of the vehicle but in the worst case it may lead to a fire.
Latest service bulletins
See all (22) →Bulletin
Customer may experience ?Low oil pressure light? coming on. No external leakage. High engine oil consumption may occur. Follow the instructions under ?Service?.
Bulletin
Mandatory Special Tool List
Bulletin
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Sources: NHTSA (United States, public domain), Transport Canada (Open Government Licence – Canada), DVSA (United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0), RappelConso and EU Safety Gate (France, Licence Ouverte 2.0).