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Volkswagen Bluebird t5 vs Volkswagen Passat: reliability comparison

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

Volkswagen Bluebird t5
92%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Volkswagen Passat
74%
MOT pass rate · 601,376 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Volkswagen Bluebird t5 (92%) 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 Bluebird t5 Volkswagen Passat
MOT pass rate 92% ✓ 74%
MOT failure rate 8% ✓ 26%
Faults & advisories per test 0.8 ✓ 2.0
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 2%
Average mileage 108,615 mi 147,486 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 1 601,376

Most common faults

Volkswagen Bluebird t5

  1. BOTH FRONT TYRES HAVE INNER SHOULDER WEAR ;3/4 CENTRE TREAD HAS 3MM LEFT. NEARSIDE HAND BRAKE HAS LOW EFFORT ,18% TOTAL OVERALL
  2. Nearside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
  3. Offside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
  4. Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
  5. Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
  6. Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

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 Bluebird t5 (92%) and Volkswagen Passat (74%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Volkswagen Bluebird t5 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.