Volkswagen Panel van
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.
Volkswagen Panel van problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Panel van MOT tests:
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Other82%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension10%
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Brakes7%
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Steering6%
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Emissions & nuisance4%
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Body & structure3%
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Seatbelts & equipment2%
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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) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 80% |
| 2 | 25 | 80% |
| 3 | 36 | 67% |
| 4 | 35 | 71% |
| 5 | 35 | 66% |
| 6 | 31 | 74% |
| 7 | 27 | 74% |
| 8 | 30 | 67% |
| 9 | 37 | 65% |
| 10 | 30 | 80% |
| 11 | 35 | 77% |
| 12 | 32 | 78% |
| 13 | 25 | 64% |
| 14 | 33 | 64% |
| 15 | 39 | 64% |
| 16 | 28 | 61% |
| 17 | 24 | 62% |
| 18 | 24 | 67% |
| 19 | 30 | 63% |
| 20 | 29 | 69% |
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:
- Oil leak (44 times)
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (36 times)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (32 times)
- Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (27 times)
- Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (25 times)
- Horn not working (1.6.2a) (24 times)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (24 times)
- Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (22 times)
- Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (17 times)
- Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (16 times)
- Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (16 times)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (16 times)
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (15 times)
- Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8) (14 times)
- Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2) (14 times)
Volkswagen Panel van pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg 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 |
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