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MOT reliability

Volkswagen Caravanette

154 vehicles · 2,080 completed MOT tests analysed
67%
MOT pass rate

Based on 154 Volkswagen Caravanette vehicles and 2,080 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen Caravanette has an overall 67% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 93,660 miles.

154
Vehicles
2,080
MOT tests
2,475
Avg miles / year
2.5
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Volkswagen Caravanette problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Caravanette MOT tests:

  • Other82%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension8%
  • Brakes8%
  • Emissions & nuisance6%
  • Steering6%
  • Body & structure3%
  • Lamps & electrical3%
  • Seatbelts & equipment2%

Volkswagen Caravanette pass rate by age

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

Age (years)TestsPass rate
13063%
22861%
33073%
44163%
53863%
64657%
73569%
83768%
93566%
102969%
113667%
123465%
132962%
142662%
152268%
161771%
171974%
181486%
191392%
202075%

Fuel types: Petrol (144), Diesel (10)

Most common Volkswagen Caravanette MOT faults

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

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (94 times)
  2. Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (84 times)
  3. Oil leak (69 times)
  4. Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (58 times)
  5. Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (55 times)
  6. Horn not working (1.6.2a) (53 times)
  7. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (43 times)
  8. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (36 times)
  9. Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (34 times)
  10. Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (33 times)
  11. Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (7.3.B.1a) (32 times)
  12. Offside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) (29 times)
  13. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (27 times)
  14. Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) (26 times)
  15. Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (24 times)

Volkswagen Caravanette pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2012 3 43 58% 71,673
2011 1 12 67% 85,295
2010 4 37 78% 60,659
2009 2 25 60% 79,910
2008 5 86 59% 67,246
2007 3 57 63% 56,320
2006 4 72 71% 91,365
2005 6 91 67% 74,006
2004 3 56 68% 60,914
2003 1 21 67% 67,375
2001 3 57 72% 74,390
1999 1 6 83% 99,988
1998 1 7 71% 56,561
1996 1 2 50% 5,425
1995 1 32 66% 230,214
1991 1 23 91% 58,356
1990 3 55 75% 170,701
1989 1 26 77% 183,412
1988 2 45 56% 151,650
1987 1 18 61% 130,730
1986 2 27 70% 211,407
1985 2 23 70% 151,487
1984 5 89 71% 142,585
1983 5 73 62% 227,811
1982 14 176 64% 74,307
1981 9 109 69% 55,283
1980 6 113 70% 74,177
1979 5 65 71% 53,065
1978 4 31 68% 93,272
1976 1 1 100% 238,899
1975 2 20 60% 77,116
1974 4 56 57% 82,249
1973 11 127 63% 80,713
1972 15 179 73% 100,634
1971 6 63 68% 51,359
1970 5 65 62% 55,112
1969 2 15 60% 410,798
1968 2 14 57% 98,248
1967 2 20 50% 51,733
1965 1 14 71% 76,456
1964 2 17 59% 74,100
1963 1 7 71% 46,214
1959 1 5 80% 4,880

Volkswagen Caravanette reliability FAQ

Across 154 Volkswagen Caravanette vehicles in our MOT data, 67% pass the MOT (a 33% failure rate), with about 2.5 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volkswagen Caravanette 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 Caravanette in our data has covered around 93,660 miles.

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