MOT reliability

Volkswagen Bluebird bus

Q: Is the Volkswagen Bluebird bus reliable?

Across 1 Volkswagen Bluebird bus vehicles in our MOT data, 77% pass the MOT (a 23% failure rate), with about 1.9 faults or advisories recorded per test.

1 vehicles · 13 completed MOT tests analysed

77%

MOT pass rate

Based on 1 Volkswagen Bluebird bus vehicles and 13 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen Bluebird bus has an overall 77% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 70,510 miles.

Vehicles

MOT tests

5,326

Avg miles / year

1.9

Faults per test

Dangerous-fault share

Volkswagen Bluebird bus problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Bluebird bus MOT tests:

Other64%
Brakes20%
Tyres, wheels & suspension16%
Visibility12%
Emissions & nuisance4%
Lamps & electrical4%

Volkswagen Bluebird bus pass rate by age

Age (years)	Tests	Pass rate
1	1	100%
2	2	50%
3	1	100%
4	1	100%
5	1	100%
6	1	100%
7	2	50%
8	1	100%
11	2	50%
13	1	100%

Fuel types: Diesel (1)

Most common Volkswagen Bluebird bus MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Volkswagen Bluebird bus MOT tests:

Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components (3 times)
Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) (2 times)
chip to windscreen (2 times)
exhaust centre & rear silencer outer skins are deteriorating (2 times)
Oil leak (1 times)
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure (8.1.1) (1 times)
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.2b) (1 times)
stone chip zone A (1 times)
Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) (1 times)
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (1 times)
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) (1 times)
wash jet pipe holed (1 times)
Offside Front Nail in tyre (1 times)
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i)) (1 times)
centre & rear exhaust silencer outer skins are deteriorating (1 times)

Volkswagen Bluebird bus pass rate by registration year

Year	Vehicles	Tests	Pass rate	Avg mileage
2011	1	13	77%	70,510

Volkswagen Bluebird bus reliability FAQ

Across 1 Volkswagen Bluebird bus vehicles in our MOT data, 77% pass the MOT (a 23% failure rate), with about 1.9 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volkswagen Bluebird bus MOT issues are: Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components; Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g); chip to windscreen.

The typical Volkswagen Bluebird bus in our data has covered around 70,510 miles.

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