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MOT reliability

Volkswagen T2 bay

11 vehicles · 139 completed MOT tests analysed
72%
MOT pass rate

Based on 11 Volkswagen T2 bay vehicles and 139 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen T2 bay has an overall 72% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 75,981 miles.

11
Vehicles
139
MOT tests
2,229
Avg miles / year
2.2
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Volkswagen T2 bay problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen T2 bay MOT tests:

  • Other83%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension9%
  • Steering7%
  • Seatbelts & equipment6%
  • Brakes5%
  • Emissions & nuisance3%
  • Body & structure2%
  • Lamps & electrical1%

Volkswagen T2 bay pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
11100%
21100%
32100%
4650%
5475%
6560%
73100%
8367%
9450%
10367%
11367%
12540%
131100%
142100%
151100%
17250%
181100%
191100%
20250%

Fuel types: Petrol (11)

Most common Volkswagen T2 bay MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Volkswagen T2 bay MOT tests:

  1. Oil leak (9 times)
  2. Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (7 times)
  3. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (6 times)
  4. Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (6 times)
  5. Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (5 times)
  6. Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (5 times)
  7. Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (5 times)
  8. Offside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (4 times)
  9. Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (4 times)
  10. Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (4 times)
  11. Nearside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (3 times)
  12. Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) (3 times)
  13. Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (3 times)
  14. Suspension joint nearside lower dust cover split/missing (3 times)
  15. Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (3 times)

Volkswagen T2 bay pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2011 1 7 100% 65,252
2007 1 19 63% 124,934
2005 1 25 64% 113,297
1979 1 14 93% 92,197
1978 2 26 65% 72,299
1977 1 17 71% 31,881
1973 2 9 78% 76,101
1972 2 22 73% 55,714

Volkswagen T2 bay reliability FAQ

Across 11 Volkswagen T2 bay 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 T2 bay MOT issues are: Oil leak; Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c); Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7).

The typical Volkswagen T2 bay in our data has covered around 75,981 miles.

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