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Volkswagen Karhman ghia vs Volkswagen Passat: reliability comparison

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

Volkswagen Karhman ghia
64%
MOT pass rate · 2 vehicles
Volkswagen Passat
74%
MOT pass rate · 601,376 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Volkswagen Karhman ghia (64%) 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 Karhman ghia Volkswagen Passat
MOT pass rate 64% 74% ✓
MOT failure rate 36% 26% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 2.1 2.0 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 2%
Average mileage 73,846 mi 147,486 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 2 601,376

Most common faults

Volkswagen Karhman ghia

  1. Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering box fitted) (2.2.A.1a)
  2. Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
  3. Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
  4. Corrosion of front bodywork/spare wheel housing lower section.
  5. offside and nearside rear panel has bad corrosion front under panel has bad corrosion
  6. Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image (1.2.4a)

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 Karhman ghia (64%) and Volkswagen Passat (74%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

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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.