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MOT reliability

Volkswagen Motor carvan

14 vehicles · 198 completed MOT tests analysed
70%
MOT pass rate

Based on 14 Volkswagen Motor carvan vehicles and 198 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen Motor carvan has an overall 70% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 64,902 miles.

14
Vehicles
198
MOT tests
1,616
Avg miles / year
3.2
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Volkswagen Motor carvan problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Motor carvan MOT tests:

  • Other79%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension17%
  • Emissions & nuisance8%
  • Brakes6%
  • Steering5%
  • Lamps & electrical4%
  • Body & structure2%
  • Seatbelts & equipment1%

Volkswagen Motor carvan pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
1250%
2450%
3367%
4450%
5367%
6367%
81100%
91100%
101100%
13250%
141100%
15367%
162100%
172100%
182100%
192100%
20367%

Fuel types: Petrol (13), Diesel (1)

Most common Volkswagen Motor carvan MOT faults

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

  1. Oil leak (11 times)
  2. Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (11 times)
  3. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (8 times)
  4. Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.2.6) (7 times)
  5. Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (7 times)
  6. Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (6 times)
  7. Horn not working (1.6.2a) (6 times)
  8. Battery insecure (6 times)
  9. Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (6 times)
  10. Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (6 times)
  11. Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) (5 times)
  12. Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2) (5 times)
  13. Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2) (5 times)
  14. Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.2.6) (5 times)
  15. Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (5 times)

Volkswagen Motor carvan pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2010 1 10 70% 26,163
2009 1 16 56% 70,989
1998 1 13 69% 158,135
1991 1 18 94% 81,408
1982 1 16 81% 79,572
1981 1 6 50% 13,020
1980 1 22 55% 32,406
1979 1 17 71% 99,830
1976 1 13 62% 52,546
1973 3 51 73% 45,147
1972 1 9 67% 90,943
1963 1 7 71% 68,182

Volkswagen Motor carvan reliability FAQ

Across 14 Volkswagen Motor carvan vehicles in our MOT data, 70% pass the MOT (a 30% failure rate), with about 3.2 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volkswagen Motor carvan MOT issues are: Oil leak; Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3); Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7).

The typical Volkswagen Motor carvan in our data has covered around 64,902 miles.

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