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MOT reliability

Volkswagen Type2 transporter

4 vehicles · 42 completed MOT tests analysed
74%
MOT pass rate

Based on 4 Volkswagen Type2 transporter vehicles and 42 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen Type2 transporter has an overall 74% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 50,566 miles.

4
Vehicles
42
MOT tests
885
Avg miles / year
2
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Volkswagen Type2 transporter problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Type2 transporter MOT tests:

  • Other88%
  • Steering7%
  • Emissions & nuisance7%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension5%
  • Visibility1%
  • Body & structure1%
  • Seatbelts & equipment1%

Volkswagen Type2 transporter pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate

Fuel types: Petrol (4)

Most common Volkswagen Type2 transporter MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Volkswagen Type2 transporter MOT tests:

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (2 times)
  2. Nearside Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f) (2 times)
  3. Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2) (2 times)
  4. Nearside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (3.6.B.4d) (2 times)
  5. Central crossmember damaged and has some corrosion (2 times)
  6. Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (2 times)
  7. Offside Rear Rear position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) (2 times)
  8. Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (2 times)
  9. Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (2 times)
  10. emissions not tested as engine wont idle (2 times)
  11. o/s/r whee/ arch inner rear bulkhead area holed (2 times)
  12. Inner small hole in wheel arch (2 times)
  13. Offside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner edge of tyre tread. devoid of tread (5.2.3 (e)) (2 times)
  14. Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) (2 times)
  15. underbody chassis has slight surface rust where paint missing (2 times)

Volkswagen Type2 transporter pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1979 1 17 65% 38,442
1976 1 5 100% 6,473
1972 1 14 86% 69,442
1971 1 6 50% 87,907

Volkswagen Type2 transporter reliability FAQ

Across 4 Volkswagen Type2 transporter vehicles in our MOT data, 74% pass the MOT (a 26% failure rate), with about 2 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volkswagen Type2 transporter MOT issues are: Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Nearside Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f); Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2).

The typical Volkswagen Type2 transporter in our data has covered around 50,566 miles.

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