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MOT reliability

Volkswagen Lito

43 vehicles · 522 completed MOT tests analysed
79%
MOT pass rate

Based on 43 Volkswagen Lito vehicles and 522 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen Lito has an overall 79% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 78,983 miles.

43
Vehicles
522
MOT tests
8,297
Avg miles / year
0.8
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Volkswagen Lito problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Lito MOT tests:

  • Other73%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension10%
  • Body & structure8%
  • Brakes8%
  • Emissions & nuisance6%
  • Lamps & electrical5%
  • Seatbelts & equipment4%
  • Steering1%

Volkswagen Lito pass rate by age

How the Volkswagen Lito's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
16469%
25288%
35285%
46177%
54990%
64593%
74279%
83168%
92879%
102576%
112962%
121765%
13786%
14967%
153100%
16580%
171100%

Fuel types: Diesel (43)

Most common Volkswagen Lito MOT faults

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

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (36 times)
  2. Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7) (17 times)
  3. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (12 times)
  4. Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) (10 times)
  5. Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) (6 times)
  6. Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1) (5 times)
  7. Transmission brake efficiency below requirements (3.8.A.9/10) (5 times)
  8. Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) (4 times)
  9. Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) (4 times)
  10. Offside Rear rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (4 times)
  11. Entrance/exit door •door open' warning device inoperative (6.2.C.3) (3 times)
  12. parking brake performance just above minimum pass value (3 times)
  13. Nearside Rear rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (3 times)
  14. Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing (2.5.C.1a) (3 times)
  15. Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.C.1a) (3 times)

Volkswagen Lito pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2009 42 517 79% 79,045
2008 1 5 100% 76,566

Volkswagen Lito reliability FAQ

Across 43 Volkswagen Lito vehicles in our MOT data, 79% pass the MOT (a 21% failure rate), with about 0.8 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volkswagen Lito MOT issues are: Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7); Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)).

The typical Volkswagen Lito in our data has covered around 78,983 miles.

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