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MOT reliability

Volkswagen Crafter camper van

3 vehicles · 42 completed MOT tests analysed
79%
MOT pass rate

Based on 3 Volkswagen Crafter camper van vehicles and 42 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen Crafter camper van has an overall 79% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 126,765 miles.

3
Vehicles
42
MOT tests
6,384
Avg miles / year
2.6
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Volkswagen Crafter camper van problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Crafter camper van MOT tests:

  • Brakes36%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension29%
  • Other19%
  • Lamps & electrical6%
  • Visibility6%
  • Emissions & nuisance4%
  • Steering2%
  • Body & structure1%

Volkswagen Crafter camper van pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
33100%
43100%
5475%
62100%
72100%
8475%
9475%
10475%
11560%
122100%
13250%
14250%
15250%
161100%
171100%
181100%

Fuel types: Diesel (3)

Most common Volkswagen Crafter camper van MOT faults

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

  1. Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) (3 times)
  2. Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) (3 times)
  3. Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) (3 times)
  4. Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (3 times)
  5. Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i)) (3 times)
  6. Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both (5.3.4 (a) (i)) (2 times)
  7. Rear Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush all (5.3.2 (c)) (2 times)
  8. Play in steering rack inner joint(s) (2 times)
  9. Nearside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Front to rear (1.1.11 (c)) (2 times)
  10. Offside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Front to rear (1.1.11 (c)) (2 times)
  11. Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Front to rear (1.1.11 (c)) (2 times)
  12. Offside Front Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) (2 times)
  13. Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c)) (2 times)
  14. Offside Rear reflector defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (i)) (2 times)
  15. Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) (2 times)

Volkswagen Crafter camper van pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2014 2 22 77% 128,338
2007 1 20 80% 123,619

Volkswagen Crafter camper van reliability FAQ

Across 3 Volkswagen Crafter camper van vehicles in our MOT data, 79% pass the MOT (a 21% failure rate), with about 2.6 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volkswagen Crafter camper van MOT issues are: Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)); Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i)); Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i)).

The typical Volkswagen Crafter camper van in our data has covered around 126,765 miles.

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