MOT reliability
Volkswagen Motor caravan
21,449 vehicles · 111,849 completed MOT tests analysed
68%
MOT pass rate
Based on 21,449 Volkswagen Motor caravan vehicles and 111,849 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen Motor caravan has an overall 68% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 85,821 miles.
21,449
Vehicles
111,849
MOT tests
2,036
Avg miles / year
2.6
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share
Volkswagen Motor caravan problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Motor caravan MOT tests:
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Other89%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension7%
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Brakes7%
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Emissions & nuisance6%
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Steering6%
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Lamps & electrical2%
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Body & structure2%
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Seatbelts & equipment2%
Volkswagen Motor caravan pass rate by age
How the Volkswagen Motor caravan's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 339 | 68% |
| 2 | 388 | 70% |
| 3 | 891 | 75% |
| 4 | 891 | 76% |
| 5 | 881 | 75% |
| 6 | 838 | 76% |
| 7 | 816 | 74% |
| 8 | 782 | 74% |
| 9 | 745 | 75% |
| 10 | 718 | 73% |
| 11 | 668 | 75% |
| 12 | 645 | 72% |
| 13 | 585 | 72% |
| 14 | 572 | 71% |
| 15 | 532 | 71% |
| 16 | 506 | 74% |
| 17 | 556 | 73% |
| 18 | 559 | 69% |
| 19 | 556 | 70% |
| 20 | 585 | 69% |
Fuel types: Petrol (20,712), Diesel (677), Other (37), LPG (12), Gas Bi-Fuel (8), Electric (3)
Most common Volkswagen Motor caravan MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Volkswagen Motor caravan MOT tests:
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (5,801 times)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (4,822 times)
- Oil leak (3,854 times)
- Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (3,229 times)
- Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (3,057 times)
- Horn not working (1.6.2a) (2,873 times)
- Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (2,157 times)
- Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (2,019 times)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (1,848 times)
- Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (1,833 times)
- Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (1,697 times)
- Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (1,660 times)
- Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (1,546 times)
- Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (1,497 times)
- Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (1,466 times)
Volkswagen Motor caravan pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 13 | 100% | 59,417 |
| 2022 | 7 | 9 | 100% | 49,541 |
| 2021 | 28 | 82 | 89% | 46,018 |
| 2020 | 26 | 103 | 81% | 68,402 |
| 2019 | 16 | 78 | 81% | 61,055 |
| 2018 | 40 | 200 | 81% | 63,911 |
| 2017 | 55 | 277 | 84% | 64,065 |
| 2016 | 28 | 221 | 80% | 80,831 |
| 2015 | 43 | 400 | 81% | 70,588 |
| 2014 | 42 | 454 | 79% | 69,322 |
| 2013 | 36 | 428 | 75% | 120,104 |
| 2012 | 52 | 672 | 75% | 73,252 |
| 2011 | 61 | 829 | 72% | 96,416 |
| 2010 | 64 | 923 | 75% | 79,866 |
| 2009 | 36 | 558 | 74% | 85,020 |
| 2008 | 58 | 946 | 69% | 102,456 |
| 2007 | 63 | 1,031 | 71% | 101,640 |
| 2006 | 54 | 944 | 71% | 111,784 |
| 2005 | 58 | 1,059 | 71% | 93,557 |
| 2004 | 38 | 742 | 66% | 132,481 |
| 2003 | 24 | 397 | 73% | 116,322 |
| 2002 | 26 | 444 | 71% | 97,310 |
| 2001 | 19 | 311 | 67% | 121,453 |
| 2000 | 12 | 196 | 78% | 113,147 |
| 1999 | 6 | 88 | 78% | 145,946 |
| 1998 | 24 | 471 | 75% | 138,712 |
| 1997 | 19 | 339 | 72% | 157,055 |
| 1996 | 14 | 256 | 71% | 126,501 |
| 1995 | 22 | 289 | 67% | 136,288 |
| 1994 | 19 | 367 | 67% | 182,085 |
| 1993 | 20 | 330 | 69% | 139,702 |
| 1992 | 23 | 476 | 66% | 203,809 |
| 1991 | 40 | 845 | 71% | 177,686 |
| 1990 | 71 | 1,420 | 71% | 177,045 |
| 1989 | 62 | 1,309 | 71% | 162,883 |
| 1988 | 30 | 511 | 69% | 176,525 |
| 1987 | 47 | 887 | 66% | 164,603 |
| 1986 | 45 | 809 | 69% | 127,856 |
| 1985 | 39 | 771 | 66% | 105,181 |
| 1984 | 43 | 739 | 62% | 113,257 |
| 1983 | 73 | 1,168 | 65% | 113,531 |
| 1982 | 117 | 1,750 | 66% | 124,272 |
| 1981 | 106 | 1,366 | 64% | 98,028 |
| 1980 | 153 | 1,999 | 68% | 73,168 |
| 1979 | 468 | 6,459 | 66% | 82,543 |
| 1978 | 182 | 2,508 | 65% | 73,626 |
| 1977 | 225 | 3,005 | 65% | 78,799 |
| 1976 | 337 | 4,252 | 67% | 78,960 |
| 1975 | 539 | 6,759 | 65% | 79,187 |
| 1974 | 860 | 11,571 | 66% | 81,265 |
| 1973 | 1,861 | 24,433 | 67% | 82,374 |
| 1972 | 1,030 | 12,511 | 67% | 78,138 |
| 1971 | 426 | 4,674 | 67% | 76,530 |
| 1970 | 182 | 2,281 | 67% | 95,427 |
| 1969 | 114 | 1,207 | 68% | 65,856 |
| 1968 | 81 | 1,051 | 64% | 78,007 |
| 1967 | 105 | 1,168 | 72% | 55,915 |
| 1966 | 82 | 920 | 72% | 54,216 |
| 1965 | 56 | 535 | 75% | 59,087 |
| 1964 | 34 | 401 | 73% | 87,832 |
| 1963 | 24 | 233 | 68% | 40,194 |
| 1962 | 15 | 127 | 72% | 57,553 |
| 1961 | 8 | 75 | 73% | 44,833 |
| 1960 | 7 | 49 | 71% | 45,198 |
| 1959 | 6 | 54 | 70% | 57,386 |
| 1958 | 1 | 7 | 86% | 60,339 |
Volkswagen Motor caravan reliability FAQ
Across 21,449 Volkswagen Motor caravan vehicles in our MOT data,
68% pass the MOT (a 32% failure rate), with about
2.6 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Volkswagen Motor caravan MOT issues are:
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3); Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Oil leak.
The typical Volkswagen Motor caravan in our data has covered around
85,821 miles.
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