MOT reliability
Volkswagen Type 2
962 vehicles · 11,854 completed MOT tests analysed
68%
MOT pass rate
Based on 962 Volkswagen Type 2 vehicles and 11,854 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen Type 2 has an overall 68% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 79,435 miles.
962
Vehicles
11,854
MOT tests
1,855
Avg miles / year
2.6
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share
Volkswagen Type 2 problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Type 2 MOT tests:
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Other93%
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Steering7%
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Emissions & nuisance6%
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Brakes6%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension5%
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Seatbelts & equipment2%
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Body & structure2%
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Lamps & electrical2%
Volkswagen Type 2 pass rate by age
How the Volkswagen Type 2's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 326 | 69% |
| 2 | 324 | 72% |
| 3 | 347 | 71% |
| 4 | 331 | 70% |
| 5 | 313 | 71% |
| 6 | 292 | 73% |
| 7 | 276 | 70% |
| 8 | 228 | 71% |
| 9 | 202 | 74% |
| 10 | 190 | 74% |
| 11 | 188 | 70% |
| 12 | 145 | 75% |
| 13 | 134 | 78% |
| 14 | 95 | 80% |
| 15 | 83 | 72% |
| 16 | 74 | 74% |
| 17 | 65 | 74% |
| 18 | 67 | 69% |
| 19 | 50 | 70% |
| 20 | 53 | 68% |
Fuel types: Petrol (954), Diesel (5), LPG (3)
Most common Volkswagen Type 2 MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Volkswagen Type 2 MOT tests:
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (640 times)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (549 times)
- Oil leak (447 times)
- Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (381 times)
- Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (368 times)
- Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (347 times)
- Horn not working (1.6.2a) (303 times)
- Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (226 times)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (206 times)
- Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (203 times)
- Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (175 times)
- Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (171 times)
- Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (160 times)
- Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (157 times)
- Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (150 times)
Volkswagen Type 2 pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 4 | 75% | 23,982 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 100% | 56,192 |
| 2018 | 4 | 9 | 78% | 27,654 |
| 2017 | 2 | 5 | 60% | 32,679 |
| 2016 | 10 | 57 | 68% | 132,379 |
| 2015 | 27 | 169 | 73% | 74,627 |
| 2014 | 30 | 182 | 70% | 60,052 |
| 2013 | 23 | 143 | 71% | 59,769 |
| 2012 | 18 | 169 | 70% | 47,476 |
| 2011 | 27 | 265 | 72% | 62,631 |
| 2010 | 22 | 268 | 75% | 93,870 |
| 2009 | 19 | 228 | 75% | 63,675 |
| 2008 | 37 | 514 | 71% | 72,551 |
| 2007 | 26 | 414 | 70% | 102,096 |
| 2006 | 29 | 419 | 69% | 70,379 |
| 2005 | 25 | 304 | 68% | 128,509 |
| 2004 | 28 | 382 | 76% | 77,605 |
| 2003 | 17 | 250 | 76% | 83,290 |
| 2002 | 11 | 152 | 67% | 102,936 |
| 2001 | 6 | 86 | 71% | 263,451 |
| 2000 | 1 | 4 | 100% | 55,249 |
| 1999 | 4 | 47 | 66% | 69,340 |
| 1998 | 2 | 21 | 76% | 82,860 |
| 1997 | 2 | 22 | 55% | 86,192 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 71,837 |
| 1995 | 1 | 5 | 100% | 21,949 |
| 1994 | 3 | 51 | 65% | 107,188 |
| 1993 | 2 | 15 | 93% | 39,712 |
| 1990 | 3 | 40 | 68% | 136,688 |
| 1989 | 6 | 144 | 67% | 125,783 |
| 1987 | 2 | 24 | 54% | 30,171 |
| 1986 | 2 | 33 | 67% | 55,753 |
| 1985 | 4 | 67 | 66% | 61,508 |
| 1984 | 4 | 55 | 76% | 61,737 |
| 1983 | 2 | 9 | 78% | 48,616 |
| 1982 | 2 | 31 | 71% | 105,888 |
| 1981 | 4 | 24 | 71% | 127,969 |
| 1980 | 23 | 380 | 65% | 69,483 |
| 1979 | 48 | 720 | 68% | 67,997 |
| 1978 | 20 | 292 | 61% | 92,453 |
| 1977 | 16 | 225 | 64% | 91,828 |
| 1976 | 15 | 205 | 62% | 63,761 |
| 1975 | 14 | 217 | 64% | 91,379 |
| 1974 | 22 | 232 | 68% | 70,643 |
| 1973 | 56 | 802 | 63% | 79,495 |
| 1972 | 118 | 1,610 | 67% | 73,498 |
| 1971 | 86 | 1,000 | 68% | 88,660 |
| 1970 | 31 | 436 | 65% | 95,770 |
| 1969 | 18 | 245 | 64% | 116,318 |
| 1968 | 12 | 155 | 62% | 60,730 |
| 1967 | 20 | 210 | 77% | 81,474 |
| 1966 | 14 | 136 | 82% | 58,785 |
| 1965 | 11 | 95 | 75% | 44,197 |
| 1964 | 11 | 117 | 74% | 45,445 |
| 1963 | 6 | 48 | 73% | 44,600 |
| 1962 | 2 | 22 | 59% | 65,808 |
| 1961 | 3 | 40 | 72% | 60,983 |
| 1960 | 3 | 26 | 62% | 73,615 |
| 1959 | 1 | 5 | 80% | 73,933 |
| 1958 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 36,748 |
| 1956 | 2 | 18 | 72% | 57,838 |
| 1953 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 5,308 |
Volkswagen Type 2 reliability FAQ
Across 962 Volkswagen Type 2 vehicles in our MOT data,
68% pass the MOT (a 32% failure rate), with about
2.6 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Volkswagen Type 2 MOT issues are:
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3); Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Oil leak.
The typical Volkswagen Type 2 in our data has covered around
79,435 miles.
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