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Volkswagen Moter home vs Volkswagen Transporter: reliability comparison

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

Volkswagen Moter home
79%
MOT pass rate · 10 vehicles
Volkswagen Transporter
73%
MOT pass rate · 355,535 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Volkswagen Moter home (79%) 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 Moter home Volkswagen Transporter
MOT pass rate 79% ✓ 73%
MOT failure rate 21% ✓ 27%
Faults & advisories per test 2.1 ✓ 2.4
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 2%
Average mileage 78,092 mi 137,029 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 10 355,535

Most common faults

Volkswagen Moter home

  1. Oil leak
  2. Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
  3. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
  4. Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
  5. Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
  6. Suspension joint nearside lower dust cover split/missing

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 Moter home (79%) and Volkswagen Transporter (73%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Volkswagen Moter home report Full Volkswagen Transporter 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.