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MOT reliability

Volkswagen 221 microbus

1 vehicles · 3 completed MOT tests analysed
67%
MOT pass rate

Based on 1 Volkswagen 221 microbus vehicles and 3 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen 221 microbus has an overall 67% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 24,457 miles.

1
Vehicles
3
MOT tests
2.3
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Volkswagen 221 microbus problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen 221 microbus MOT tests:

  • Other100%

Volkswagen 221 microbus pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
2250%

Fuel types: Petrol (1)

Most common Volkswagen 221 microbus MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Volkswagen 221 microbus MOT tests:

  1. Nearside Front Inner Ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c) (1 times)
  2. Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a) (1 times)
  3. Nearside Rear rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (1 times)
  4. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (1 times)
  5. Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (3.7.B.5b) (1 times)
  6. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (1 times)
  7. front shocker bushes starting to perish (1 times)

Volkswagen 221 microbus pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2016 1 3 67% 24,457

Volkswagen 221 microbus reliability FAQ

Across 1 Volkswagen 221 microbus vehicles in our MOT data, 67% pass the MOT (a 33% failure rate), with about 2.3 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volkswagen 221 microbus MOT issues are: Nearside Front Inner Ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c); Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a); Nearside Rear rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a).

The typical Volkswagen 221 microbus in our data has covered around 24,457 miles.

Compare the Volkswagen 221 microbus

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