6:29 am, January 6, 2026
Drivers of certain Volvo EX30 models are being warned of the risk of fire from overheating batteries.
The Swedish brand has said that it has ‘identified a risk’ affecting EX30 Single Motor Extended Range and Twin Motor Performance cars made between 2024 and 2026 which, ‘in rare cases’, could cause the battery to overheat and lead to a fire starting.
It said that the issue lies with the high-voltage battery cells manufactured ‘by a particular supplier’.
The EX30 is currently the brand’s smallest electric vehicle and one which offers a range of up to 299 miles from a single charge. Built on parent company Geely’s Scalable Experience Architecture (SEA), it was initially produced in Zhangjiakou, China, before this was broadened to include Volvo’s existing plant in Ghent, Belgium.
Volvo says that the number of reported incidents is ‘very small’ and represents ‘around 0.02 per cent’ of the cars identified as potentially affected. There have also been no reports of injuries related to the issue, the brand said.
However, owners are being contacted and advised to avoid charging their cars beyond 70%, after which the risk of excess heat could become greater.
Volvo says that it will issue a recall ‘as soon as possible’ to fix the problem and added that other models within the firm’s range are unaffected. Not all models within the EX30 line-up suffer from the issue, too.
Back in March 2025, Volvo issued a recall which affected close to 73,000 plug-in hybrids due to a potential fire risk, while in 2019, nearly 70,000 UK cars were recalled over a fire issue related to an engine problem.
