MOT reliability
Volkswagen Camper van
1,462 vehicles · 21,544 completed MOT tests analysed
69%
MOT pass rate
Based on 1,462 Volkswagen Camper van vehicles and 21,544 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen Camper van has an overall 69% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 93,368 miles.
1,462
Vehicles
21,544
MOT tests
2,013
Avg miles / year
2.5
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share
Volkswagen Camper van problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Camper van MOT tests:
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Other84%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension8%
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Brakes7%
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Steering7%
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Emissions & nuisance6%
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Lamps & electrical3%
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Body & structure3%
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Seatbelts & equipment2%
Volkswagen Camper van pass rate by age
How the Volkswagen Camper van's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 294 | 67% |
| 2 | 289 | 69% |
| 3 | 446 | 70% |
| 4 | 424 | 72% |
| 5 | 412 | 73% |
| 6 | 421 | 71% |
| 7 | 399 | 70% |
| 8 | 373 | 71% |
| 9 | 337 | 72% |
| 10 | 315 | 74% |
| 11 | 291 | 73% |
| 12 | 279 | 70% |
| 13 | 230 | 72% |
| 14 | 232 | 71% |
| 15 | 249 | 71% |
| 16 | 243 | 72% |
| 17 | 261 | 70% |
| 18 | 258 | 70% |
| 19 | 257 | 70% |
| 20 | 258 | 70% |
Fuel types: Petrol (1,303), Diesel (152), Other (4), Electric (2), Gas (1)
Most common Volkswagen Camper van MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Volkswagen Camper van MOT tests:
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (845 times)
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (799 times)
- Oil leak (776 times)
- Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (662 times)
- Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (591 times)
- Horn not working (1.6.2a) (517 times)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (407 times)
- Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (395 times)
- Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (341 times)
- Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (328 times)
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (318 times)
- Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (7.3.B.1a) (282 times)
- Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (265 times)
- Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (250 times)
- Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (240 times)
Volkswagen Camper van pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 12 | 100% | 63,921 |
| 2020 | 7 | 25 | 84% | 47,052 |
| 2019 | 5 | 20 | 95% | 64,492 |
| 2018 | 8 | 49 | 84% | 70,040 |
| 2017 | 3 | 9 | 67% | 71,198 |
| 2016 | 11 | 38 | 84% | 66,864 |
| 2015 | 16 | 86 | 74% | 57,574 |
| 2014 | 19 | 134 | 76% | 58,244 |
| 2013 | 21 | 198 | 66% | 53,729 |
| 2012 | 26 | 304 | 68% | 56,907 |
| 2011 | 40 | 520 | 70% | 78,741 |
| 2010 | 22 | 299 | 75% | 66,290 |
| 2009 | 28 | 399 | 73% | 74,877 |
| 2008 | 40 | 585 | 71% | 58,931 |
| 2007 | 34 | 617 | 69% | 74,161 |
| 2006 | 35 | 639 | 69% | 63,927 |
| 2005 | 24 | 335 | 73% | 68,322 |
| 2004 | 24 | 448 | 70% | 108,033 |
| 2003 | 21 | 327 | 72% | 139,259 |
| 2002 | 9 | 189 | 69% | 117,600 |
| 2001 | 13 | 206 | 69% | 118,241 |
| 2000 | 8 | 152 | 68% | 77,555 |
| 1999 | 7 | 141 | 71% | 87,890 |
| 1998 | 5 | 79 | 73% | 98,973 |
| 1997 | 3 | 77 | 58% | 148,583 |
| 1996 | 8 | 162 | 70% | 143,813 |
| 1995 | 2 | 35 | 83% | 221,563 |
| 1994 | 5 | 98 | 70% | 118,568 |
| 1993 | 5 | 80 | 68% | 213,378 |
| 1992 | 4 | 72 | 61% | 224,779 |
| 1991 | 28 | 577 | 73% | 145,969 |
| 1990 | 36 | 823 | 74% | 138,203 |
| 1989 | 27 | 520 | 70% | 142,385 |
| 1988 | 8 | 150 | 69% | 131,187 |
| 1987 | 27 | 512 | 67% | 146,748 |
| 1986 | 24 | 386 | 67% | 141,028 |
| 1985 | 20 | 338 | 68% | 86,822 |
| 1984 | 16 | 299 | 63% | 149,884 |
| 1983 | 33 | 572 | 66% | 101,663 |
| 1982 | 40 | 759 | 63% | 126,560 |
| 1981 | 38 | 607 | 67% | 101,571 |
| 1980 | 50 | 724 | 66% | 108,656 |
| 1979 | 85 | 1,261 | 67% | 85,017 |
| 1978 | 48 | 646 | 65% | 77,323 |
| 1977 | 22 | 290 | 64% | 87,347 |
| 1976 | 24 | 369 | 66% | 66,719 |
| 1975 | 19 | 296 | 64% | 68,935 |
| 1974 | 36 | 450 | 68% | 99,459 |
| 1973 | 73 | 1,103 | 69% | 113,848 |
| 1972 | 136 | 1,791 | 69% | 95,063 |
| 1971 | 84 | 1,080 | 66% | 80,837 |
| 1970 | 36 | 509 | 66% | 63,204 |
| 1969 | 20 | 248 | 67% | 116,682 |
| 1968 | 15 | 246 | 65% | 73,014 |
| 1967 | 16 | 170 | 75% | 51,602 |
| 1966 | 12 | 165 | 68% | 53,139 |
| 1965 | 15 | 190 | 71% | 58,468 |
| 1964 | 7 | 44 | 80% | 38,177 |
| 1963 | 1 | 7 | 57% | 81,995 |
| 1962 | 3 | 49 | 59% | 70,413 |
| 1961 | 1 | 16 | 69% | 31,235 |
| 1960 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 44,132 |
Volkswagen Camper van reliability FAQ
Across 1,462 Volkswagen Camper van vehicles in our MOT data,
69% pass the MOT (a 31% failure rate), with about
2.5 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Volkswagen Camper van MOT issues are:
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3); Oil leak.
The typical Volkswagen Camper van in our data has covered around
93,368 miles.
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