Skip to content

Volkswagen Joker vs Volkswagen Passat: reliability comparison

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

Volkswagen Joker
64%
MOT pass rate · 15 vehicles
Volkswagen Passat
74%
MOT pass rate · 601,376 vehicles
More reliable
Verdict: On MOT pass rate, the Volkswagen Passat is the more reliable of the two — 74% pass first time versus 64%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Head to head

Measure Volkswagen Joker Volkswagen Passat
MOT pass rate 64% 74% ✓
MOT failure rate 36% 26% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 3.2 2.0 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 1% ✓ 2%
Average mileage 217,198 mi 147,486 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 15 601,376

Most common faults

Volkswagen Joker

  1. Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
  2. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  3. Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
  4. Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
  5. Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8)
  6. Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

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 Passat is the more reliable of the two — 74% pass first time versus 64%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Full Volkswagen Joker 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.