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MOT reliability

Volkswagen Motorhome

287 vehicles · 5,060 completed MOT tests analysed
72%
MOT pass rate

Based on 287 Volkswagen Motorhome vehicles and 5,060 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen Motorhome has an overall 72% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 110,532 miles.

287
Vehicles
5,060
MOT tests
2,945
Avg miles / year
2.2
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Volkswagen Motorhome problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Motorhome MOT tests:

  • Other74%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension12%
  • Brakes10%
  • Emissions & nuisance5%
  • Lamps & electrical4%
  • Steering4%
  • Body & structure3%
  • Seatbelts & equipment3%

Volkswagen Motorhome pass rate by age

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

Age (years)TestsPass rate
12167%
22075%
37977%
49374%
58086%
69079%
79483%
810280%
910781%
1011678%
1113374%
1213877%
1312180%
1413472%
1513775%
1614977%
1713679%
1814772%
1915670%
2015270%

Fuel types: Petrol (148), Diesel (135), LPG (3), Hybrid Electric (Clean) (1)

Most common Volkswagen Motorhome MOT faults

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

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (134 times)
  2. Oil leak (121 times)
  3. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (98 times)
  4. Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (85 times)
  5. Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (78 times)
  6. Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (75 times)
  7. Horn not working (1.6.2a) (71 times)
  8. Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (60 times)
  9. Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d) (60 times)
  10. Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (58 times)
  11. Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (55 times)
  12. Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (51 times)
  13. Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2) (51 times)
  14. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (48 times)
  15. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (48 times)

Volkswagen Motorhome pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2020 1 3 100% 143,335
2019 1 5 80% 126,336
2015 1 10 60% 187,110
2014 2 18 72% 29,300
2013 2 15 47% 35,135
2012 3 43 81% 88,463
2011 7 91 81% 172,307
2010 5 69 81% 79,255
2009 9 129 87% 87,023
2008 8 142 80% 103,176
2007 9 160 79% 44,898
2006 4 76 79% 87,519
2005 9 174 75% 54,951
2004 7 111 83% 68,902
2003 2 54 65% 136,174
2002 4 76 79% 120,927
2001 7 176 76% 141,703
2000 4 98 78% 154,629
1999 2 53 75% 62,361
1998 11 277 73% 132,356
1997 10 194 77% 131,417
1996 3 70 69% 140,087
1995 6 115 70% 114,596
1994 10 252 71% 96,595
1993 5 104 65% 175,474
1992 3 53 66% 243,981
1991 8 200 68% 144,513
1990 11 268 73% 138,067
1989 16 340 67% 186,432
1988 3 49 69% 331,924
1987 7 129 74% 176,037
1986 9 140 74% 147,422
1985 2 38 76% 66,949
1984 8 101 63% 75,213
1983 6 90 62% 147,167
1982 9 135 68% 134,844
1981 11 148 72% 52,324
1980 8 126 62% 93,574
1979 2 31 71% 26,142
1978 1 9 100% 50,569
1977 4 57 63% 95,639
1976 4 73 66% 75,047
1975 1 16 81% 70,940
1974 3 40 65% 95,009
1973 8 91 69% 52,987
1972 11 154 61% 73,523
1971 6 78 74% 58,203
1970 7 88 65% 53,006
1969 1 8 62% 97,438
1967 3 50 64% 62,775
1965 1 11 82% 94,006
1964 1 12 92% 77,284

Volkswagen Motorhome reliability FAQ

Across 287 Volkswagen Motorhome vehicles in our MOT data, 72% pass the MOT (a 28% failure rate), with about 2.2 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volkswagen Motorhome MOT issues are: Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Oil leak; Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)).

The typical Volkswagen Motorhome in our data has covered around 110,532 miles.

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