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MOT reliability

Volkswagen Auto-sleepers

57 vehicles · 994 completed MOT tests analysed
76%
MOT pass rate

Based on 57 Volkswagen Auto-sleepers vehicles and 994 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen Auto-sleepers has an overall 76% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 97,129 miles.

57
Vehicles
994
MOT tests
3,812
Avg miles / year
2.1
Faults per test
2%
Dangerous-fault share

Volkswagen Auto-sleepers problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Auto-sleepers MOT tests:

  • Other45%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension22%
  • Brakes16%
  • Emissions & nuisance7%
  • Lamps & electrical6%
  • Body & structure6%
  • Visibility3%
  • Steering3%

Volkswagen Auto-sleepers pass rate by age

How the Volkswagen Auto-sleepers's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
33686%
44075%
53884%
63985%
75175%
85080%
94183%
103977%
114573%
124078%
134370%
143577%
153776%
164178%
173979%
183871%
193569%
202479%

Fuel types: Diesel (46), Petrol (10), LPG (1)

Most common Volkswagen Auto-sleepers MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Volkswagen Auto-sleepers MOT tests:

  1. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (50 times)
  2. lower covers fitted (20 times)
  3. Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) (18 times)
  4. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (16 times)
  5. Under vehicle covers fitted obscuring testable items (15 times)
  6. Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2) (12 times)
  7. Oil leak (12 times)
  8. Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i)) (11 times)
  9. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (11 times)
  10. Nearside Front Inner Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) (11 times)
  11. Offside Front Inner Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) (11 times)
  12. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (11 times)
  13. Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (10 times)
  14. Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2) (9 times)
  15. Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) (9 times)

Volkswagen Auto-sleepers pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2019 1 7 71% 51,647
2018 3 22 82% 57,861
2017 5 40 85% 39,555
2016 2 15 93% 39,851
2014 5 62 74% 69,928
2013 2 28 75% 108,901
2012 1 14 71% 168,244
2011 1 15 73% 181,543
2009 2 27 81% 122,427
2008 2 39 79% 84,761
2007 4 59 80% 124,629
2006 1 26 62% 147,855
2005 1 29 62% 121,695
2004 2 48 77% 48,910
2003 1 28 75% 72,901
2001 2 44 91% 60,432
2000 3 76 78% 58,371
1999 1 23 83% 67,309
1998 4 92 68% 195,191
1997 1 27 70% 192,711
1996 1 26 81% 57,152
1994 1 25 88% 98,299
1993 2 60 63% 156,653
1992 1 33 67% 135,631
1991 2 42 86% 54,871
1989 1 21 90% 114,626
1987 2 50 64% 93,262
1984 1 2 100% 93,651
1980 1 13 54% 28,091
1972 1 1 100% 59,181

Volkswagen Auto-sleepers reliability FAQ

Across 57 Volkswagen Auto-sleepers vehicles in our MOT data, 76% pass the MOT (a 24% failure rate), with about 2.1 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volkswagen Auto-sleepers MOT issues are: Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)); lower covers fitted; Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)).

The typical Volkswagen Auto-sleepers in our data has covered around 97,129 miles.

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