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Volkswagen 5 door tdi vs Volkswagen Passat: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Volkswagen 5 door tdi
93%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Volkswagen Passat
74%
MOT pass rate · 601,376 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Volkswagen 5 door tdi (93%) and Volkswagen Passat (74%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Volkswagen 5 door tdi Volkswagen Passat
MOT pass rate 93% ✓ 74%
MOT failure rate 7% ✓ 26%
Faults & advisories per test 1.9 ✓ 2.0
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 2%
Average mileage 170,922 mi 147,486 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 1 601,376

Most common faults

Volkswagen 5 door tdi

  1. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  2. Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
  3. Nearside Rear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
  4. Nearside Rear Exhaust noisy (7.1.4)
  5. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  6. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Volkswagen Passat

  1. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  2. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  3. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  5. Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components
  6. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Volkswagen 5 door tdi (93%) and Volkswagen Passat (74%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

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Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.