2011 Volvo C30 consumer reviews

I bought my 2011 C30 almost 6 years ago (2015). It has been everything I had hoped for, and then some. This is my second Volvo. (My second car, back in the day, was a 1964 Volvo 122S.) While the C30 is a "compact" car, the Swedes designed the interior with more than enough room for my 6' 3" frame. I love taking the car out on the winding roads through the coastal hills and letting it rip. My C30 has been extremely reliable, and problem-free. As a 10 year-old car, its styling more than holds up over time. I still get compliments from strangers, many who can't believe it's a Volvo. I expect to own this car for many years to come. After years of owning larger vehicles while we raised our family, this C30 has been an absolute joy to own and drive.

Love my C30 R-Design so much I turned a one day old Cayman back in because it just felt better.. Last month I decided to keep it over the new XC40. Of all my 18 new sports cars purchased over 40 years, this is the one car I like overall the best! 5 cylinder with turbo is good combo along with auto trans that I use in manual mode alot. I wouldn't let it go for less than $15K even at the 93K mark.

Nice styling, very smooth engine, quite peppy, holds a lot for a hot hatch...I can even put 2 car seats in the back for the grandchildren. I would buy another similar Volvo coupe but they offer nothing in this segment and I like standard transmissions.

I've driven little 4 cylinder compact cars like my mother owns before, I've also driven old trucks and a few SUV's, but this is probably my favorite car I've ever driven besides my buddies M Series BMW, It's comfortable and surprisingly large on the inside, I'm 6'2" and my girlfriend is 5'8" and we both have the drivers seat settings saved to where it's more than comfortable for either of us to drive. the small size makes the car a breeze to park and has a good turning radius. Also with 225-ish HP you can get up and go very quickly, the only problem I have is that the automatic transmission can be kind of lazy when you slam on the gas at first, after it downshifts it's perfectly fine though.

I bought my 2011 off lease in 2014 from Volvo. In the years since, I've not had a single day of trouble with it. That dependability means EVERYTHING to me. When the battery started to fail after five years, Volvo's Safe and Secure warranty covered it for FREE. They would even replace brake pads and rotors at no cost under that warranty. Seriously.(Alas, their warranties are no longer as generous.) The car is stylish and so fun to drive. I got a six-speed manual with a turbo and it is peppy!! I just hit 76,000 miles and it has never let me down. I'm sad that Volvo is no longer making them for the U.S. market.

This car is really fun to drive. It has more space than you would think, especially when you lay the back seats down. I always got compliments on the car, inside and out. I would recommend this car to anyone who wants a fun, sporty hatchback.

Short term, I have found only an adults comfortable, very easy to use and fun to drive car. Some small repairs, a few lights bulbs were out, but it appears to be a solid well made car.

this car is very fun and is great in terms of space and how much it can store in the hatchback. Its pretty fast and good on gas.

Great little ride that most will be hard to recognize. Sporty, super stylish, great interior, bold lines, and ya gotta love the mpg coming from those five angry little Vikings.

I love how it handles and its looks, but, I have owned this car for 2 years , it had 70,000 mile when I bought it and since then, it has cost me thousands in repairs. Finally, the car became useless, when mice got into the timing belt compartment and dropped junk inside . Consequently, the timing belt malfunctioned and it ruined the valves- it left my engine useless. Volvo designers put a lot of attention to the exterior looks of the car, but when it came to designing parts to protect the engine, in my opinion, they failed.