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MOT reliability

Volkswagen Golf life etsi s-a

8,899 vehicles · 15,025 completed MOT tests analysed
93%
MOT pass rate

Based on 8,899 Volkswagen Golf life etsi s-a vehicles and 15,025 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen Golf life etsi s-a has an overall 93% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 35,233 miles.

8,899
Vehicles
15,025
MOT tests
7,780
Avg miles / year
0.8
Faults per test
3%
Dangerous-fault share

Volkswagen Golf life etsi s-a problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Golf life etsi s-a MOT tests:

  • Tyres, wheels & suspension77%
  • Other11%
  • Visibility5%
  • Brakes4%
  • Lamps & electrical2%
  • Identification & plates1%
  • Seatbelts & equipment1%
  • Emissions & nuisance1%

Volkswagen Golf life etsi s-a pass rate by age

How the Volkswagen Golf life etsi s-a's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
19100%
219893%
36,11493%
44,92493%
53,12093%
658892%

Fuel types: Hybrid Electric (Clean) (8,783), Petrol (91), Electric (13), Other (11), Gas Bi-Fuel (1)

Most common Volkswagen Golf life etsi s-a MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Volkswagen Golf life etsi s-a MOT tests:

  1. Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (1,015 times)
  2. Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (991 times)
  3. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (780 times)
  4. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (718 times)
  5. Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (437 times)
  6. Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (381 times)
  7. Nearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b)) (267 times)
  8. Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b)) (266 times)
  9. Offside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b)) (254 times)
  10. Offside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b)) (185 times)
  11. Nearside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt (156 times)
  12. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (137 times)
  13. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (121 times)
  14. Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i)) (104 times)
  15. Nearside Rear Nail in tyre (96 times)

Volkswagen Golf life etsi s-a pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2024 10 10 100% 19,581
2023 789 851 93% 25,018
2022 904 1,689 93% 31,664
2021 2,101 5,766 93% 37,738
2020 1,909 6,639 93% 38,465

Volkswagen Golf life etsi s-a reliability FAQ

Across 8,899 Volkswagen Golf life etsi s-a vehicles in our MOT data, 93% pass the MOT (a 7% failure rate), with about 0.8 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volkswagen Golf life etsi s-a MOT issues are: Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)); Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)); Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)).

The typical Volkswagen Golf life etsi s-a in our data has covered around 35,233 miles.

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