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MOT reliability

Volkswagen Tricycle

107 vehicles · 967 completed MOT tests analysed
80%
MOT pass rate

Based on 107 Volkswagen Tricycle vehicles and 967 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen Tricycle has an overall 80% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 22,949 miles.

107
Vehicles
967
MOT tests
623
Avg miles / year
1
Faults per test
2%
Dangerous-fault share

Volkswagen Tricycle problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Tricycle MOT tests:

  • Other82%
  • Steering11%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension9%
  • Brakes7%
  • Lamps & electrical7%
  • Seatbelts & equipment3%
  • Emissions & nuisance2%
  • Body & structure1%

Volkswagen Tricycle pass rate by age

How the Volkswagen Tricycle's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
1786%
2786%
31090%
4888%
51292%
61782%
71788%
81587%
91867%
102572%
113174%
123669%
131979%
143177%
153770%
162681%
172778%
182580%
192882%
202785%

Fuel types: Petrol (107)

Most common Volkswagen Tricycle MOT faults

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

  1. Oil leak (21 times)
  2. Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (12 times)
  3. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (11 times)
  4. Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play (2.6.2) (10 times)
  5. Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b) (10 times)
  6. Exhaust noisy (7.1.4) (9 times)
  7. Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) (9 times)
  8. Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b) (9 times)
  9. Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d) (9 times)
  10. Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (9 times)
  11. Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (8 times)
  12. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (8 times)
  13. Exhaust noisy (8.1.1 (a)) (8 times)
  14. Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (7 times)
  15. Horn not working (1.6.2a) (7 times)

Volkswagen Tricycle pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2013 1 4 75% 1,362
2012 1 8 88% 8,496
2011 1 9 78% 1,396
2008 3 25 88% 12,320
2007 1 8 88%
2006 2 25 72% 25,651
2003 6 55 84% 14,202
2002 2 20 70% 16,793
2001 1 10 70%
2000 5 29 79% 31,103
1999 5 29 76% 5,095
1998 6 75 88% 23,591
1997 6 36 81% 18,908
1996 5 23 78% 30,098
1995 5 65 71% 14,012
1994 2 11 73% 4,313
1993 1 8 88%
1992 4 28 71% 6,849
1991 4 43 81% 24,598
1990 3 30 83% 19,187
1989 2 43 77% 31,222
1988 2 17 76% 10,505
1987 5 41 73% 20,504
1986 4 49 80% 39,739
1985 4 39 74% 22,197
1984 7 80 80% 22,171
1983 2 16 100% 27,403
1982 1 18 100% 171,270
1981 1 3 100% 2,528
1975 1 2 50%
1974 2 25 84% 6,819
1973 1 2 100% 2,755
1972 1 2 100% 6,617
1971 4 28 82% 32,398
1970 2 14 79% 50,296
1969 2 12 83% 57,861
1966 1 22 91%
1965 1 13 92% 6,617

Volkswagen Tricycle reliability FAQ

Across 107 Volkswagen Tricycle vehicles in our MOT data, 80% pass the MOT (a 20% failure rate), with about 1 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volkswagen Tricycle MOT issues are: Oil leak; Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a); Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7).

The typical Volkswagen Tricycle in our data has covered around 22,949 miles.

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