MOT reliability
Volkswagen T2 transporter
30 vehicles · 518 completed MOT tests analysed
68%
MOT pass rate
Based on 30 Volkswagen T2 transporter vehicles and 518 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen T2 transporter has an overall 68% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 103,699 miles.
30
Vehicles
518
MOT tests
1,585
Avg miles / year
2.5
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share
Volkswagen T2 transporter problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen T2 transporter MOT tests:
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Other89%
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Steering6%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension5%
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Emissions & nuisance5%
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Brakes4%
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Lamps & electrical3%
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Body & structure2%
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Seatbelts & equipment2%
Volkswagen T2 transporter pass rate by age
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 70% |
| 2 | 12 | 75% |
| 3 | 12 | 67% |
| 4 | 11 | 73% |
| 5 | 6 | 100% |
| 6 | 8 | 75% |
| 7 | 12 | 67% |
| 8 | 8 | 62% |
| 9 | 8 | 62% |
| 10 | 8 | 62% |
| 11 | 4 | 75% |
| 12 | 5 | 60% |
| 13 | 5 | 60% |
| 14 | 3 | 67% |
| 15 | 4 | 50% |
| 16 | 3 | 33% |
| 17 | 2 | 50% |
| 18 | 4 | 75% |
| 19 | 1 | 100% |
| 20 | 3 | 67% |
Fuel types: Petrol (30)
Most common Volkswagen T2 transporter MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Volkswagen T2 transporter MOT tests:
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (31 times)
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (24 times)
- Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (23 times)
- Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (21 times)
- Oil leak (18 times)
- Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (16 times)
- Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (13 times)
- Nearside Body has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2) (13 times)
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (10 times)
- Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (10 times)
- Suspension joint offside upper dust cover split/missing (10 times)
- Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (10 times)
- Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (9 times)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (9 times)
- Suspension joint offside lower dust cover split/missing (9 times)
Volkswagen T2 transporter pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 7 | 71% | 97,768 |
| 2012 | 1 | 16 | 56% | 98,440 |
| 2011 | 1 | 15 | 93% | 182,205 |
| 2010 | 1 | 10 | 80% | 37,578 |
| 2009 | 2 | 17 | 88% | 50,962 |
| 2008 | 1 | 26 | 54% | 98,262 |
| 2006 | 1 | 22 | 55% | 95,902 |
| 2004 | 1 | 25 | 60% | 64,046 |
| 1987 | 1 | 23 | 74% | 47,373 |
| 1986 | 1 | 21 | 76% | 71,411 |
| 1979 | 3 | 61 | 57% | 89,015 |
| 1978 | 1 | 10 | 60% | 73,400 |
| 1977 | 1 | 27 | 56% | 65,933 |
| 1976 | 1 | 18 | 72% | 94,943 |
| 1975 | 1 | 24 | 71% | 99,686 |
| 1974 | 2 | 27 | 52% | 413,990 |
| 1973 | 1 | 25 | 76% | 44,751 |
| 1972 | 4 | 70 | 74% | 73,933 |
| 1971 | 1 | 18 | 67% | 56,253 |
| 1969 | 2 | 42 | 74% | 96,487 |
| 1968 | 1 | 12 | 100% | 97,905 |
| 1967 | 1 | 2 | 100% | 99,479 |
Volkswagen T2 transporter reliability FAQ
Across 30 Volkswagen T2 transporter vehicles in our MOT data,
68% pass the MOT (a 32% failure rate), with about
2.5 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Volkswagen T2 transporter MOT issues are:
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3); Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a).
The typical Volkswagen T2 transporter in our data has covered around
103,699 miles.
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