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MOT reliability

Volkswagen Transporter t30 st-line tdi sa

762 vehicles · 1,378 completed MOT tests analysed
83%
MOT pass rate

Based on 762 Volkswagen Transporter t30 st-line tdi sa vehicles and 1,378 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen Transporter t30 st-line tdi sa has an overall 83% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 48,580 miles.

762
Vehicles
1,378
MOT tests
11,067
Avg miles / year
1
Faults per test
5%
Dangerous-fault share

Volkswagen Transporter t30 st-line tdi sa problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Transporter t30 st-line tdi sa MOT tests:

  • Tyres, wheels & suspension49%
  • Brakes20%
  • Lamps & electrical11%
  • Other9%
  • Visibility7%
  • Emissions & nuisance5%
  • Seatbelts & equipment1%
  • Body & structure1%

Volkswagen Transporter t30 st-line tdi sa pass rate by age

How the Volkswagen Transporter t30 st-line tdi sa's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
11100%
21392%
362884%
440584%
522682%
67480%
71560%

Fuel types: Diesel (762)

Most common Volkswagen Transporter t30 st-line tdi sa MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Volkswagen Transporter t30 st-line tdi sa MOT tests:

  1. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) (48 times)
  2. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (40 times)
  3. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (39 times)
  4. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (35 times)
  5. Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) (29 times)
  6. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (27 times)
  7. Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i)) (26 times)
  8. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (26 times)
  9. Rear Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) (18 times)
  10. Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) (17 times)
  11. Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) (15 times)
  12. Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a)) (15 times)
  13. Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) (14 times)
  14. Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a)) (13 times)
  15. Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i)) (13 times)

Volkswagen Transporter t30 st-line tdi sa pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2024 1 2 100% 40,724
2023 95 110 88% 27,646
2022 144 231 87% 40,391
2021 182 538 83% 52,770
2020 82 330 81% 68,363
2019 29 152 79% 76,787

Volkswagen Transporter t30 st-line tdi sa reliability FAQ

Across 762 Volkswagen Transporter t30 st-line tdi sa vehicles in our MOT data, 83% pass the MOT (a 17% failure rate), with about 1 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volkswagen Transporter t30 st-line tdi sa MOT issues are: Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii)); Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)); Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)).

The typical Volkswagen Transporter t30 st-line tdi sa in our data has covered around 48,580 miles.

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