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MOT reliability

Volkswagen Panel van

111 vehicles · 1,168 completed MOT tests analysed
69%
MOT pass rate

Based on 111 Volkswagen Panel van vehicles and 1,168 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen Panel van has an overall 69% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 96,245 miles.

111
Vehicles
1,168
MOT tests
2,808
Avg miles / year
2.5
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Volkswagen Panel van problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Panel van MOT tests:

  • Other82%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension10%
  • Brakes7%
  • Steering6%
  • Emissions & nuisance4%
  • Body & structure3%
  • Seatbelts & equipment2%
  • Lamps & electrical2%

Volkswagen Panel van pass rate by age

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

Age (years)TestsPass rate
12580%
22580%
33667%
43571%
53566%
63174%
72774%
83067%
93765%
103080%
113577%
123278%
132564%
143364%
153964%
162861%
172462%
182467%
193063%
202969%

Fuel types: Petrol (84), Diesel (27)

Most common Volkswagen Panel van MOT faults

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

  1. Oil leak (44 times)
  2. Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (36 times)
  3. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (32 times)
  4. Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (27 times)
  5. Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (25 times)
  6. Horn not working (1.6.2a) (24 times)
  7. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (24 times)
  8. Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (22 times)
  9. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (17 times)
  10. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (16 times)
  11. Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (16 times)
  12. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (16 times)
  13. Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (15 times)
  14. Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8) (14 times)
  15. Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2) (14 times)

Volkswagen Panel van pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2019 2 5 80% 48,458
2017 1 5 60% 56,689
2014 2 8 75% 85,580
2013 2 16 81% 48,236
2012 3 27 67% 58,475
2011 3 19 100% 66,891
2010 2 7 57% 40,598
2009 1 12 67% 32,586
2008 3 36 69% 65,682
2007 4 33 91% 45,676
2006 6 61 75% 94,281
2005 2 17 82% 40,333
2004 8 101 65% 82,042
2003 2 24 54% 78,996
2002 2 37 62% 17,919
1999 2 48 67% 167,364
1998 2 47 77% 116,142
1997 3 44 59% 170,716
1996 2 28 75% 192,370
1994 3 24 62% 113,392
1993 1 25 44% 196,107
1992 1 16 88% 133,844
1991 7 83 65% 178,693
1990 1 20 75% 102,500
1989 2 36 61% 77,582
1988 1 16 62% 141,018
1987 3 37 70% 168,192
1986 3 39 69% 253,462
1983 1 2 50% 1,795
1982 1 17 53% 228,059
1981 4 43 67% 68,309
1979 1 12 58% 53,212
1977 2 30 67% 73,272
1976 1 16 88% 84,499
1973 1 16 50% 129,079
1972 5 52 79% 55,235
1971 1 4 50% 58,911
1970 1 14 64% 42,592
1969 2 15 80% 27,004
1968 1 8 88% 64,016
1967 3 15 60% 32,702
1966 1 11 82%
1965 2 7 71% 44,486
1964 2 7 86% 49,641
1961 1 7 71% 86,970
1958 4 15 60% 60,629
1957 1 1 100% 1
1951 1 1 100% 94,613

Volkswagen Panel van reliability FAQ

Across 111 Volkswagen Panel van vehicles in our MOT data, 69% pass the MOT (a 31% failure rate), with about 2.5 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volkswagen Panel van 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 Panel van in our data has covered around 96,245 miles.

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