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Volkswagen Maverick vs Volkswagen Transporter: reliability comparison

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

Volkswagen Maverick
60%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Volkswagen Transporter
73%
MOT pass rate · 355,535 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Volkswagen Maverick (60%) and Volkswagen Transporter (73%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Volkswagen Maverick Volkswagen Transporter
MOT pass rate 60% 73% ✓
MOT failure rate 40% 27% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 1.6 ✓ 2.4
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 2%
Average mileage 969 mi 137,029 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 1 355,535

Most common faults

Volkswagen Maverick

  1. front discs pitted
  2. Oil leak
  3. Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
  4. Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play (2.5.A.3c)
  5. Nearside front brake binding (3.7.B.1)
  6. Headlamp has a product on the light source so that the light output is severely reduced bad earth on all lights (4.1.4 (b))

Volkswagen Transporter

  1. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
  2. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  3. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  4. Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
  5. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  6. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Volkswagen Maverick (60%) and Volkswagen Transporter (73%) 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.