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MOT reliability

Volkswagen Fire engine

3 vehicles · 24 completed MOT tests analysed
96%
MOT pass rate

Based on 3 Volkswagen Fire engine vehicles and 24 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen Fire engine has an overall 96% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 30,480 miles.

3
Vehicles
24
MOT tests
399
Avg miles / year
0.4
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Volkswagen Fire engine problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Fire engine MOT tests:

  • Other170%
  • Steering40%
  • Emissions & nuisance10%

Volkswagen Fire engine pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
61100%
71100%
81100%
91100%
101100%
111100%
1310%
141100%
151100%
161100%

Fuel types: Petrol (3)

Most common Volkswagen Fire engine MOT faults

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

  1. slight play in steering (4 times)
  2. Oil leak (2 times)
  3. Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (1 times)
  4. Offside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (1 times)
  5. Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (1 times)
  6. Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (1 times)
  7. Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (1 times)
  8. rear shock absorbers have reduced damping effect - vehicle loaded (1 times)
  9. oil leak (1 times)
  10. rear shock absorbers have reduced damping - vehicle is loaded (1 times)
  11. service brake pedal is slightly spongey (1 times)
  12. slight play in rear wheel bearings (1 times)
  13. Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (1 times)
  14. rear shocks reduced damping - loaded (1 times)
  15. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (1 times)

Volkswagen Fire engine pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2000 1 10 90% 74,600
1975 1 13 100% 3,156
1974 1 1 100% 13,685

Volkswagen Fire engine reliability FAQ

Across 3 Volkswagen Fire engine vehicles in our MOT data, 96% pass the MOT (a 4% failure rate), with about 0.4 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volkswagen Fire engine MOT issues are: slight play in steering; Oil leak; Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c).

The typical Volkswagen Fire engine in our data has covered around 30,480 miles.

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