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Volkswagen Beach buggy historic vehicle vs Volkswagen Passat: reliability comparison

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

Volkswagen Beach buggy historic vehicle
50%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Volkswagen Passat
74%
MOT pass rate · 601,376 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Volkswagen Beach buggy historic vehicle (50%) 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 Beach buggy historic vehicle Volkswagen Passat
MOT pass rate 50% 74% ✓
MOT failure rate 50% 26% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 4.0 2.0 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 2%
Average mileage 40,505 mi 147,486 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 1 601,376

Most common faults

Volkswagen Beach buggy historic vehicle

  1. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  2. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
  3. Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
  4. Front wheel bearing has slight play both (2.5.A.3c)
  5. Rear wheel bearing has slight play both (2.6.2)
  6. Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect both (1.8.A.1b)

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 Beach buggy historic vehicle (50%) and Volkswagen Passat (74%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Volkswagen Beach buggy historic vehicle report Full Volkswagen Passat 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.