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MOT reliability

Volkswagen 2 door

4 vehicles · 18 completed MOT tests analysed
78%
MOT pass rate

Based on 4 Volkswagen 2 door vehicles and 18 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen 2 door has an overall 78% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 40,279 miles.

4
Vehicles
18
MOT tests
100
Avg miles / year
1.7
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Volkswagen 2 door problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen 2 door MOT tests:

  • Other113%
  • Emissions & nuisance3%

Volkswagen 2 door pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate

Fuel types: Petrol (4)

Most common Volkswagen 2 door MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Volkswagen 2 door MOT tests:

  1. Service brake: service brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7) (2 times)
  2. extensive welding repairs been done to underside of car (2 times)
  3. front calipers fitted upside down but brakes ok at time of test (2 times)
  4. spokes loose on steering wheel (2 times)
  5. Driver's seat insecure (6.2.A.1) (1 times)
  6. Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a) (1 times)
  7. Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (1 times)
  8. rear brake application uneven (3.7.B.2) (1 times)
  9. Nearside Body or chassis has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) (1 times)
  10. Nearside Front Upper Steering pivot point has excessive play (2.2.B.1g) (1 times)
  11. Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) (1 times)
  12. Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) (1 times)
  13. Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image (1.2.4a) (1 times)
  14. Offside Rear Body or chassis is damaged, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) (1 times)
  15. rear silencer pertruding from car front and rear bumper irons pertruding (1 times)

Volkswagen 2 door pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2017 1 1 100% 22,115
1970 1 5 60% 13,835
1969 1 2 50% 65,910
1962 1 10 90% 59,256

Volkswagen 2 door reliability FAQ

Across 4 Volkswagen 2 door vehicles in our MOT data, 78% pass the MOT (a 22% failure rate), with about 1.7 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volkswagen 2 door MOT issues are: Service brake: service brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7); extensive welding repairs been done to underside of car; front calipers fitted upside down but brakes ok at time of test.

The typical Volkswagen 2 door in our data has covered around 40,279 miles.

Compare the Volkswagen 2 door

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