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Volkswagen Camper van 22 vs Volkswagen Golf: reliability comparison

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

Volkswagen Camper van 22
52%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Volkswagen Golf
75%
MOT pass rate · 1,830,545 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Volkswagen Camper van 22 (52%) 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 Camper van 22 Volkswagen Golf
MOT pass rate 52% 75% ✓
MOT failure rate 48% 25% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 3.9 2.0 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 2%
Average mileage 98,655 mi 117,668 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 1 1,830,545

Most common faults

Volkswagen Camper van 22

  1. Rear wheel bearing has slight play both (2.6.2)
  2. Oil leak
  3. slight knocking on steering
  4. Front wheel bearing has slight play both (2.5.A.3c)
  5. Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a)
  6. underside of vehicle corroded

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 Camper van 22 (52%) and Volkswagen Golf (75%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Volkswagen Camper van 22 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.