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Volkswagen 5 door vs Volkswagen Golf: reliability comparison

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

Volkswagen 5 door
72%
MOT pass rate · 6 vehicles
Volkswagen Golf
75%
MOT pass rate · 1,830,545 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Volkswagen 5 door (72%) and Volkswagen Golf (75%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Volkswagen 5 door Volkswagen Golf
MOT pass rate 72% 75% ✓
MOT failure rate 28% 25% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 1.9 ✓ 2.0
Dangerous-fault share 1% ✓ 2%
Average mileage 141,681 mi 117,668 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 6 1,830,545

Most common faults

Volkswagen 5 door

  1. Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
  2. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  3. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
  5. Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))
  6. Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Volkswagen Golf

  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. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  4. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  5. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  6. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Volkswagen 5 door (72%) and Volkswagen Golf (75%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Volkswagen 5 door report Full Volkswagen Golf report Most reliable cars

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.