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MOT reliability

Volkswagen Combi van

5 vehicles · 20 completed MOT tests analysed
80%
MOT pass rate

Based on 5 Volkswagen Combi van vehicles and 20 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen Combi van has an overall 80% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 51,768 miles.

5
Vehicles
20
MOT tests
508
Avg miles / year
4
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Volkswagen Combi van problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Combi van MOT tests:

  • Other90%
  • Steering20%
  • Emissions & nuisance4%

Volkswagen Combi van pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
1250%
21100%
51100%
91100%
101100%
111100%
121100%
131100%
151100%
161100%
18250%

Fuel types: Petrol (5)

Most common Volkswagen Combi van MOT faults

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

  1. Oil leak (3 times)
  2. Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (3 times)
  3. Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (3 times)
  4. Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (2 times)
  5. Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (2 times)
  6. Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (2 times)
  7. Front Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4) (2 times)
  8. Front Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a) (2 times)
  9. Rear Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4) (2 times)
  10. Rear Shock absorber has slight external damage to the casing (2.7.2a) (2 times)
  11. exhaust pipe (2 times)
  12. Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b) (2 times)
  13. Centre Front Steering pivot point has slight play (2.2.B.1g) (2 times)
  14. Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a upper suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) (2 times)
  15. Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (2 times)

Volkswagen Combi van pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2010 1 5 80% 87,951
2000 1 9 89% 70,896
1967 1 2 100% 20,330
1958 1 2 50% 67,502
1956 1 2 50% 12,162

Volkswagen Combi van reliability FAQ

Across 5 Volkswagen Combi van vehicles in our MOT data, 80% pass the MOT (a 20% failure rate), with about 4 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volkswagen Combi van MOT issues are: Oil leak; Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c); Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c).

The typical Volkswagen Combi van in our data has covered around 51,768 miles.

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