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MOT reliability

Volkswagen 1000swb

1 vehicles · 19 completed MOT tests analysed
74%
MOT pass rate

Based on 1 Volkswagen 1000swb vehicles and 19 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen 1000swb has an overall 74% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 121,036 miles.

1
Vehicles
19
MOT tests
2,740
Avg miles / year
2.9
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Volkswagen 1000swb problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen 1000swb MOT tests:

  • Other114%
  • Brakes12%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension9%
  • Seatbelts & equipment4%
  • Emissions & nuisance2%
  • Steering2%
  • Lamps & electrical2%

Volkswagen 1000swb pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
8250%
91100%
10250%
111100%
13250%
141100%
151100%
161100%
17250%
181100%
191100%
201100%

Fuel types: Petrol (1)

Most common Volkswagen 1000swb MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Volkswagen 1000swb MOT tests:

  1. Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) (4 times)
  2. Oil leak (4 times)
  3. nearside rear lamp damaged (4 times)
  4. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) (3 times)
  5. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (3 times)
  6. Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) (2 times)
  7. Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) (2 times)
  8. Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) (2 times)
  9. coolent leak on engine (2 times)
  10. brake discs worn (2 times)
  11. front brake pads worn (2 times)
  12. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (2 times)
  13. offside rear brake performance lower than nearside (2 times)
  14. offside headlamp damaged (2 times)
  15. Offside Front Headlamp damaged but light output not reduced (1.7.5a) (2 times)

Volkswagen 1000swb pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1998 1 19 74% 121,036

Volkswagen 1000swb reliability FAQ

Across 1 Volkswagen 1000swb vehicles in our MOT data, 74% pass the MOT (a 26% failure rate), with about 2.9 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volkswagen 1000swb MOT issues are: Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g); Oil leak; nearside rear lamp damaged.

The typical Volkswagen 1000swb in our data has covered around 121,036 miles.

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