MOT reliability
Volkswagen Panelvan
4 vehicles · 27 completed MOT tests analysed
81%
MOT pass rate
Based on 4 Volkswagen Panelvan vehicles and 27 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen Panelvan has an overall 81% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 65,260 miles.
4
Vehicles
27
MOT tests
1,186
Avg miles / year
1.7
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Volkswagen Panelvan problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Panelvan MOT tests:
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Other104%
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Emissions & nuisance2%
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Brakes2%
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Steering2%
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Visibility2%
Volkswagen Panelvan pass rate by age
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 3 | 2 | 50% |
| 4 | 2 | 50% |
| 5 | 2 | 100% |
| 9 | 2 | 50% |
| 10 | 1 | 100% |
Fuel types: Petrol (4)
Most common Volkswagen Panelvan MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Volkswagen Panelvan MOT tests:
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (2 times)
- Passenger seat(s) missing at time of test (2 times)
- Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (2 times)
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) (2 times)
- Centre Ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) (1 times)
- Centre Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c) (1 times)
- Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c) (1 times)
- Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (1 times)
- Front Windscreen wiper control missing (8.2.1a) (1 times)
- Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) (1 times)
- Fuel cap/sealing device missing (7.2.4a) (1 times)
- Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid (3.6.A.1) (1 times)
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c) (1 times)
- Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering (6.1.A.1) (1 times)
- Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) (1 times)
Volkswagen Panelvan pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 29,403 |
| 2012 | 1 | 4 | 75% | 78,169 |
| 2006 | 1 | 12 | 67% | 91,321 |
| 1967 | 1 | 10 | 100% | 62,148 |
Volkswagen Panelvan reliability FAQ
Across 4 Volkswagen Panelvan vehicles in our MOT data,
81% pass the MOT (a 19% failure rate), with about
1.7 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Volkswagen Panelvan MOT issues are:
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Passenger seat(s) missing at time of test; Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7).
The typical Volkswagen Panelvan in our data has covered around
65,260 miles.
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