MOT reliability
Volkswagen Camper
7,862 vehicles · 119,050 completed MOT tests analysed
68%
MOT pass rate
Based on 7,862 Volkswagen Camper vehicles and 119,050 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen Camper has an overall 68% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 94,443 miles.
7,862
Vehicles
119,050
MOT tests
1,997
Avg miles / year
2.6
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share
Volkswagen Camper problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Camper MOT tests:
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Other85%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension8%
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Brakes7%
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Steering6%
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Emissions & nuisance6%
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Lamps & electrical3%
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Body & structure2%
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Seatbelts & equipment2%
Volkswagen Camper pass rate by age
How the Volkswagen Camper's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,865 | 68% |
| 2 | 1,977 | 69% |
| 3 | 2,381 | 70% |
| 4 | 2,348 | 72% |
| 5 | 2,289 | 73% |
| 6 | 2,241 | 71% |
| 7 | 2,133 | 72% |
| 8 | 2,059 | 71% |
| 9 | 1,906 | 71% |
| 10 | 1,652 | 73% |
| 11 | 1,543 | 73% |
| 12 | 1,417 | 72% |
| 13 | 1,311 | 72% |
| 14 | 1,139 | 73% |
| 15 | 1,110 | 72% |
| 16 | 1,105 | 74% |
| 17 | 1,239 | 71% |
| 18 | 1,175 | 72% |
| 19 | 1,228 | 70% |
| 20 | 1,224 | 72% |
Fuel types: Petrol (7,250), Diesel (585), LPG (13), Other (8), Gas Bi-Fuel (4), Electric (2)
Most common Volkswagen Camper MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Volkswagen Camper MOT tests:
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (5,133 times)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (4,892 times)
- Oil leak (4,466 times)
- Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (3,686 times)
- Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (3,622 times)
- Horn not working (1.6.2a) (2,866 times)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (2,485 times)
- Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (2,269 times)
- Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (1,910 times)
- Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (1,826 times)
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (1,744 times)
- Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (1,669 times)
- Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (1,556 times)
- Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (1,508 times)
- Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (7.3.B.1a) (1,400 times)
Volkswagen Camper pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 11 | 82% | 41,600 |
| 2019 | 6 | 19 | 63% | 24,369 |
| 2018 | 6 | 10 | 90% | 53,062 |
| 2017 | 9 | 33 | 79% | 77,691 |
| 2016 | 23 | 138 | 70% | 57,439 |
| 2015 | 58 | 356 | 71% | 59,563 |
| 2014 | 98 | 735 | 69% | 61,779 |
| 2013 | 124 | 1,175 | 71% | 61,076 |
| 2012 | 153 | 1,610 | 74% | 66,175 |
| 2011 | 166 | 1,823 | 74% | 72,908 |
| 2010 | 173 | 2,206 | 72% | 65,220 |
| 2009 | 170 | 2,256 | 72% | 65,822 |
| 2008 | 244 | 3,607 | 70% | 94,044 |
| 2007 | 253 | 4,019 | 71% | 74,040 |
| 2006 | 192 | 3,393 | 71% | 93,151 |
| 2005 | 164 | 2,641 | 71% | 81,119 |
| 2004 | 142 | 2,239 | 70% | 94,739 |
| 2003 | 90 | 1,573 | 72% | 104,084 |
| 2002 | 67 | 1,168 | 70% | 121,100 |
| 2001 | 51 | 887 | 71% | 126,647 |
| 2000 | 42 | 710 | 73% | 110,824 |
| 1999 | 35 | 616 | 68% | 97,459 |
| 1998 | 22 | 449 | 69% | 118,641 |
| 1997 | 29 | 563 | 71% | 123,160 |
| 1996 | 26 | 481 | 72% | 172,934 |
| 1995 | 27 | 478 | 68% | 216,535 |
| 1994 | 22 | 431 | 68% | 151,757 |
| 1993 | 28 | 541 | 63% | 155,809 |
| 1992 | 25 | 468 | 75% | 152,277 |
| 1991 | 91 | 1,968 | 72% | 149,660 |
| 1990 | 168 | 3,913 | 70% | 161,964 |
| 1989 | 151 | 3,202 | 70% | 166,555 |
| 1988 | 64 | 1,294 | 70% | 166,518 |
| 1987 | 104 | 2,157 | 66% | 177,552 |
| 1986 | 99 | 1,917 | 67% | 133,283 |
| 1985 | 99 | 1,979 | 64% | 110,390 |
| 1984 | 112 | 2,007 | 65% | 135,519 |
| 1983 | 194 | 3,527 | 66% | 118,568 |
| 1982 | 245 | 4,188 | 65% | 111,733 |
| 1981 | 198 | 3,062 | 64% | 103,276 |
| 1980 | 289 | 4,452 | 64% | 90,362 |
| 1979 | 361 | 6,033 | 65% | 99,440 |
| 1978 | 216 | 3,157 | 66% | 82,105 |
| 1977 | 117 | 1,681 | 63% | 79,137 |
| 1976 | 100 | 1,476 | 64% | 96,475 |
| 1975 | 105 | 1,616 | 65% | 88,831 |
| 1974 | 186 | 2,733 | 66% | 78,417 |
| 1973 | 364 | 5,326 | 66% | 91,973 |
| 1972 | 799 | 11,151 | 67% | 82,760 |
| 1971 | 475 | 6,783 | 66% | 87,091 |
| 1970 | 194 | 2,484 | 67% | 84,555 |
| 1969 | 132 | 1,671 | 67% | 78,563 |
| 1968 | 97 | 1,252 | 67% | 69,982 |
| 1967 | 125 | 1,631 | 72% | 57,735 |
| 1966 | 105 | 1,275 | 73% | 75,358 |
| 1965 | 84 | 994 | 72% | 62,925 |
| 1964 | 54 | 717 | 72% | 57,594 |
| 1963 | 33 | 347 | 73% | 61,408 |
| 1962 | 14 | 168 | 70% | 49,720 |
| 1961 | 12 | 118 | 71% | 185,086 |
| 1960 | 6 | 54 | 80% | 192,098 |
| 1959 | 7 | 18 | 94% | 51,744 |
| 1958 | 2 | 18 | 72% | 54,826 |
| 1957 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 41,865 |
| 1956 | 1 | 7 | 86% | 29,529 |
| 1954 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 55,405 |
Volkswagen Camper reliability FAQ
Across 7,862 Volkswagen Camper vehicles in our MOT data,
68% pass the MOT (a 32% failure rate), with about
2.6 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Volkswagen Camper MOT issues are:
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3); Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Oil leak.
The typical Volkswagen Camper in our data has covered around
94,443 miles.
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