MOT reliability
Volkswagen Kombi
731 vehicles · 5,728 completed MOT tests analysed
70%
MOT pass rate
Based on 731 Volkswagen Kombi vehicles and 5,728 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen Kombi has an overall 70% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 70,252 miles.
731
Vehicles
5,728
MOT tests
2,140
Avg miles / year
2.5
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share
Volkswagen Kombi problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Kombi MOT tests:
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Other82%
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Brakes7%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension7%
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Steering6%
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Emissions & nuisance6%
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Lamps & electrical4%
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Body & structure2%
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Seatbelts & equipment1%
Volkswagen Kombi pass rate by age
How the Volkswagen Kombi's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 208 | 66% |
| 2 | 201 | 69% |
| 3 | 216 | 72% |
| 4 | 176 | 75% |
| 5 | 193 | 75% |
| 6 | 176 | 78% |
| 7 | 159 | 75% |
| 8 | 163 | 74% |
| 9 | 137 | 77% |
| 10 | 120 | 78% |
| 11 | 104 | 75% |
| 12 | 91 | 76% |
| 13 | 85 | 72% |
| 14 | 62 | 79% |
| 15 | 56 | 71% |
| 16 | 59 | 69% |
| 17 | 36 | 72% |
| 18 | 27 | 70% |
| 19 | 24 | 71% |
| 20 | 33 | 70% |
Fuel types: Petrol (687), Diesel (36), Other (4), Electric (3), LPG (1)
Most common Volkswagen Kombi MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Volkswagen Kombi MOT tests:
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (269 times)
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (236 times)
- Oil leak (156 times)
- Horn not working (1.6.2a) (141 times)
- Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (135 times)
- Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (133 times)
- Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (114 times)
- Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (107 times)
- Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (97 times)
- Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (94 times)
- Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (75 times)
- Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (74 times)
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (74 times)
- Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d) (68 times)
- Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (7.3.B.1a) (67 times)
Volkswagen Kombi pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | 6 | 100% | 50,510 |
| 2020 | 7 | 14 | 64% | 107,979 |
| 2019 | 9 | 34 | 79% | 59,558 |
| 2018 | 24 | 85 | 79% | 44,571 |
| 2017 | 32 | 133 | 69% | 63,242 |
| 2016 | 26 | 141 | 71% | 55,379 |
| 2015 | 22 | 139 | 71% | 69,423 |
| 2014 | 14 | 98 | 76% | 79,627 |
| 2013 | 29 | 185 | 74% | 46,682 |
| 2012 | 13 | 121 | 70% | 72,810 |
| 2011 | 11 | 89 | 65% | 54,945 |
| 2010 | 19 | 166 | 78% | 62,772 |
| 2009 | 16 | 152 | 70% | 69,275 |
| 2008 | 30 | 299 | 72% | 102,287 |
| 2007 | 20 | 211 | 71% | 65,963 |
| 2006 | 15 | 205 | 71% | 136,359 |
| 2005 | 17 | 153 | 75% | 73,295 |
| 2004 | 5 | 77 | 69% | 54,810 |
| 2003 | 7 | 56 | 77% | 88,214 |
| 2002 | 5 | 66 | 65% | 119,686 |
| 2001 | 5 | 51 | 73% | 59,651 |
| 2000 | 2 | 23 | 57% | 184,979 |
| 1999 | 6 | 37 | 95% | 89,296 |
| 1998 | 9 | 111 | 73% | 120,900 |
| 1997 | 1 | 14 | 93% | 96,992 |
| 1996 | 4 | 11 | 82% | 41,401 |
| 1995 | 5 | 43 | 67% | 190,677 |
| 1994 | 6 | 37 | 81% | 68,632 |
| 1993 | 4 | 34 | 68% | 68,286 |
| 1992 | 3 | 13 | 38% | 52,037 |
| 1991 | 5 | 17 | 76% | 112,509 |
| 1990 | 6 | 22 | 91% | 102,639 |
| 1989 | 3 | 8 | 88% | 51,085 |
| 1988 | 2 | 13 | 54% | 95,600 |
| 1987 | 6 | 15 | 93% | 65,869 |
| 1986 | 11 | 96 | 73% | 56,618 |
| 1985 | 12 | 109 | 71% | 74,009 |
| 1984 | 7 | 80 | 56% | 60,952 |
| 1983 | 9 | 91 | 67% | 82,003 |
| 1982 | 3 | 44 | 61% | 102,723 |
| 1981 | 4 | 11 | 64% | 24,585 |
| 1980 | 3 | 35 | 69% | 106,245 |
| 1979 | 15 | 165 | 66% | 61,625 |
| 1978 | 9 | 100 | 59% | 46,038 |
| 1977 | 37 | 420 | 65% | 59,971 |
| 1976 | 21 | 195 | 63% | 73,264 |
| 1975 | 26 | 150 | 63% | 101,929 |
| 1974 | 24 | 149 | 68% | 56,125 |
| 1973 | 20 | 133 | 65% | 60,774 |
| 1972 | 26 | 241 | 72% | 85,738 |
| 1971 | 18 | 132 | 69% | 72,350 |
| 1970 | 13 | 59 | 78% | 44,332 |
| 1969 | 7 | 30 | 70% | 67,380 |
| 1968 | 8 | 85 | 60% | 67,230 |
| 1967 | 10 | 134 | 70% | 68,518 |
| 1966 | 15 | 146 | 75% | 55,874 |
| 1965 | 9 | 81 | 85% | 43,407 |
| 1964 | 7 | 57 | 65% | 50,613 |
| 1963 | 3 | 26 | 92% | 43,777 |
| 1962 | 1 | 8 | 62% | 12,640 |
| 1961 | 6 | 39 | 87% | 50,054 |
| 1960 | 3 | 8 | 100% | 40,161 |
| 1959 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 40,322 |
| 1955 | 2 | 8 | 100% | 35,161 |
| 1954 | 2 | 6 | 83% | 41,980 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 90,152 |
Volkswagen Kombi reliability FAQ
Across 731 Volkswagen Kombi vehicles in our MOT data,
70% pass the MOT (a 30% failure rate), with about
2.5 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Volkswagen Kombi 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 Kombi in our data has covered around
70,252 miles.
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