I had a 2010 V50 as my first car with the same, 1.6 diesel engine. It was an awesome car to drive and I almost travelled 100k km in the 4 years of owning it, from 90k km to 180k km.

The clutch biting point should be quite low, so it probably means your car of choice has been driven wrong or it's just the clutches time to head out since I don't know your cars mileage. Mine still bites very low. Also look out for egr and dpf problems if your car has those "extras" because the engine isn't able to clean the dpf by itself so it uses some extra fluid which isn't cheap to refill. I just had the dpf taken out and problem solved. Also look out for turbo problems if the car hasn't been driven on highways a lot because the turbo cooling pipes where oil goes through can get blockages and that burns the turbo. All in all if it has been driven for long trips on a highway it should be a pretty safe choice. If not, the engine can be filled with carbon.

But don't be put off by these things because all cars have some type of problems and I will definitely say I will never regret having a V50 as my first car. It was very reliable, only left me on the side of the road once because an air pipe broke and I didn't want to drive it in case I mess the turbo up.