Volvo C30 Gas Mileage (MPG)
Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Volvo C30's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.
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Volvo C30
Volvo C30 Gas Mileage
| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2013 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | N/A | 29.0 |
| 2013 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 29.0 | |
| Averages | flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 29.0 | ||
| With the turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2013 Volvo C30 fuel economy has been averaging
29.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2013 Volvo C30s in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 100 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in heavy traffic (0 percent), in the city (0 percent), and on the highway at an average speed of miles per hour (0 percent). In addition the average 2013 Volvo C30 in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2011 | 4dr Wagon turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | none | 20 | 10 | 20 | 50 | 60 | 22.5 |
| 2011 | 4dr Wagon turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | none | 20 | 10 | 20 | 50 | 60 | 22.5 |
| Averages | flat | med | none | 20 | 10 | 20 | 50 | 60 | 22.5 | |
| With the turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2011 Volvo C30 has been averaging
22.5 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2011 Volvo C30s in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 60 miles per hour (about 50 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in heavy traffic (20 percent), in the suburbs (20 percent), and in the city (10 percent). In addition the average 2011 Volvo C30 in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2011 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | light | 5 | 40 | 5 | 50 | 62 | 27.4 |
| flat | light | light | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 62 | 27.8 | ||
| flat | light | light | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 62 | 28.4 | ||
| hills | light | none | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 60 | 26.5 | ||
| flat | light | light | 0 | 40 | 10 | 50 | 62 | 28.7 | ||
| 2011 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | light | 6 | 21 | 8 | 65 | 62 | 27.8 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 6 | 21 | 8 | 65 | 62 | 27.8 | |
| With the turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2011 Volvo C30 gas mileage has been averaging
27.8 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2011 Volvo C30s in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 62 miles per hour (about 65 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (21 percent), in the suburbs (8 percent), and in heavy traffic (6 percent). In addition the average 2011 Volvo C30 in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2011 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | med | none | 30 | 7 | 53 | 10 | 65 | 20.0 |
| flat | med | hvy | 30 | 7 | 53 | 10 | 65 | 21.0 | ||
| 2011 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | med | light | 30 | 7 | 53 | 10 | 65 | 20.5 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 30 | 7 | 53 | 10 | 65 | 20.5 | |
| With the turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 engine, 5-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2011 Volvo C30 fuel economy has been averaging
20.5 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2011 Volvo C30s in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 53 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in heavy traffic (30 percent), on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (10 percent), and in the city (7 percent). In addition the average 2011 Volvo C30 in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2009 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | none | 0 | 60 | 30 | 10 | 60 | 26.2 |
| flat | light | none | 25 | 75 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 18.0 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 90 | 10 | 60 | 28.4 | ||
| flat | light | none | 5 | 15 | 65 | 15 | 70 | 24.0 | ||
| flat | med | hvy | 5 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 70 | 27.2 | ||
| 2009 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | none | 7 | 35 | 43 | 15 | 65 | 24.8 |
| Averages | flat | light | none | 7 | 35 | 43 | 15 | 65 | 24.8 | |
| With the turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2009 Volvo C30 has been averaging
24.8 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2009 Volvo C30s in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 43 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (35 percent), on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (15 percent), and in heavy traffic (7 percent). In addition the average 2009 Volvo C30 in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2009 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | med | light | 20 | 20 | 0 | 60 | 65 | 22.0 |
| flat | med | light | 10 | 10 | 0 | 80 | 75 | 30.4 | ||
| hills | med | light | 20 | 10 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 26.0 | ||
| hills | med | light | 10 | 10 | 0 | 80 | 75 | 31.9 | ||
| flat | med | light | 30 | 20 | 0 | 50 | 65 | 21.6 | ||
| 2009 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | med | light | 18 | 14 | 0 | 68 | 70 | 26.4 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 18 | 14 | 0 | 68 | 70 | 26.4 | |
| With the turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 engine, 5-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2009 Volvo C30 gas mileage has been averaging
26.4 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2009 Volvo C30s in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 70 miles per hour (about 68 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in heavy traffic (18 percent), in the city (14 percent), and in the suburbs (0 percent). In addition the average 2009 Volvo C30 in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2009 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 177hp 2.4L I5 Diesel 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | hvy | 0 | 25 | 75 | 0 | N/A | 30.5 |
| 2009 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 177hp 2.4L I5 Diesel 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | hvy | 0 | 25 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 30.5 |
| Averages | flat | med | hvy | 0 | 25 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 30.5 | |
| With the turbocharged 177hp 2.4L I5 Diesel engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2009 Volvo C30 fuel economy has been averaging
30.5 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2009 Volvo C30s in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 75 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (25 percent), in heavy traffic (0 percent), and on the highway at an average speed of 0 miles per hour (0 percent). In addition the average 2009 Volvo C30 in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on most or all of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2009 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 109hp 1.6L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | light | 0 | 0 | 60 | 40 | 37 | 37.5 |
| flat | light | light | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 37 | 45.8 | ||
| 2009 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 109hp 1.6L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | light | 0 | 0 | 35 | 65 | 37 | 41.7 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 0 | 0 | 35 | 65 | 37 | 41.7 | |
| With the turbocharged 109hp 1.6L I4 Diesel engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2009 Volvo C30 has been averaging
41.7 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2009 Volvo C30s in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 37 miles per hour (about 65 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (35 percent), in heavy traffic (0 percent), and in the city (0 percent). In addition the average 2009 Volvo C30 in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2009 | 2dr Hatch 99-horsepower 1.6L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | light | 1 | 1 | 2 | 96 | 40 | 27.5 |
| 2009 | 2dr Hatch 99-horsepower 1.6L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | light | 1 | 1 | 2 | 96 | 40 | 27.5 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 1 | 1 | 2 | 96 | 40 | 27.5 | |
| With the 99-horsepower 1.6L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2009 Volvo C30 gas mileage has been averaging
27.5 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2009 Volvo C30s in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 40 miles per hour (about 96 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (2 percent), in heavy traffic (1 percent), and in the city (1 percent). In addition the average 2009 Volvo C30 in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | none | 19 | 20 | 24 | 36 | 60 | 26.5 |
| flat | lead | light | 5 | 5 | 0 | 90 | 80 | 21.7 | ||
| hills | light | none | 0 | 25 | 0 | 75 | 65 | 29.8 | ||
| hills | light | none | 0 | 25 | 0 | 75 | 60 | 29.8 | ||
| flat | v.lt | light | 14 | 14 | 18 | 55 | 70 | 27.5 | ||
| 2008 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | none | 8 | 18 | 8 | 66 | 67 | 27.1 |
| Averages | flat | light | none | 8 | 18 | 8 | 66 | 67 | 27.1 | |
| With the turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2008 Volvo C30 fuel economy has been averaging
27.1 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Volvo C30s in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 67 miles per hour (about 66 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (18 percent), in heavy traffic (8 percent), and in the suburbs (8 percent). In addition the average 2008 Volvo C30 in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | med | none | 5 | 75 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 20.2 |
| hills | med | none | 0 | 10 | 15 | 75 | 75 | 26.4 | ||
| flat | lead | none | 5 | 52 | 0 | 43 | 75 | 23.0 | ||
| mtns | med | hvy | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 70 | 29.8 | ||
| flat | light | none | 1 | 20 | 10 | 69 | 65 | 26.4 | ||
| 2008 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
hills | med | none | 2 | 31 | 9 | 57 | 70 | 25.2 |
| Averages | hills | med | none | 2 | 31 | 9 | 57 | 70 | 25.2 | |
| With the turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 engine, 5-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2008 Volvo C30 has been averaging
25.2 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Volvo C30s in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 70 miles per hour (about 57 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (31 percent), in the suburbs (9 percent), and in heavy traffic (2 percent). In addition the average 2008 Volvo C30 in this analysis was driven on hilly terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all. |
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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Volvo C30 MPG
| Volvo C30 Fuel Economy: Pros | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2008 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
The fuel economy when drive correctly provides almost 30 MPG for Hwy driving. |
| Volvo C30 Fuel Economy: Cons | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2009 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 6-speed manual FWD |
It is not as good as I would like. |
| 2008 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 6-speed manual FWD |
Ill admit that when I drove the C30 I was driving fast. I rented it for a weekend to see if I wanted to buy it or not. And I went thru an entire tank in less than 200 miles. |
| 2008 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 6-speed manual FWD |
The MPG is not terrible(22-24 combined mpg). But for a small car, most people would expect 30+mpg(28 at the least). |
