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Volkswagen T35 vs Volkswagen Transporter: reliability comparison

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

Volkswagen T35
83%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Volkswagen Transporter
73%
MOT pass rate · 355,535 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Volkswagen T35 (83%) 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 T35 Volkswagen Transporter
MOT pass rate 83% ✓ 73%
MOT failure rate 17% ✓ 27%
Faults & advisories per test 1.0 ✓ 2.4
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 2%
Average mileage 91,659 mi 137,029 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 1 355,535

Most common faults

Volkswagen T35

  1. Nearside Front Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
  2. Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
  3. Oil leak
  4. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
  5. Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
  6. Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (3.7.B.5b)

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 T35 (83%) and Volkswagen Transporter (73%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Volkswagen T35 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.