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Volkswagen Pink up vs Volkswagen Transporter: reliability comparison

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

Volkswagen Pink up
67%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Volkswagen Transporter
73%
MOT pass rate · 355,535 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Volkswagen Pink up (67%) 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 Pink up Volkswagen Transporter
MOT pass rate 67% 73% ✓
MOT failure rate 33% 27% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 2.7 2.4 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 2%
Average mileage 35,003 mi 137,029 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 1 355,535

Most common faults

Volkswagen Pink up

  1. Centre Steering pivot point has excessive play (2.2.B.1g)
  2. Front Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
  3. Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
  4. Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
  5. Offside Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
  6. Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)

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 Pink up (67%) and Volkswagen Transporter (73%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Volkswagen Pink up 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.