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MOT reliability

Volkswagen Van

249 vehicles · 3,228 completed MOT tests analysed
70%
MOT pass rate

Based on 249 Volkswagen Van vehicles and 3,228 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen Van has an overall 70% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 108,871 miles.

249
Vehicles
3,228
MOT tests
3,650
Avg miles / year
2.5
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Volkswagen Van problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Van MOT tests:

  • Other85%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension9%
  • Brakes8%
  • Emissions & nuisance5%
  • Steering4%
  • Lamps & electrical4%
  • Body & structure2%
  • Seatbelts & equipment2%

Volkswagen Van pass rate by age

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

Age (years)TestsPass rate
15273%
25770%
310870%
49879%
510672%
611073%
710876%
811676%
99973%
109768%
1110171%
129972%
138972%
147868%
158074%
166773%
176668%
185968%
196271%
204871%

Fuel types: Petrol (178), Diesel (71)

Most common Volkswagen Van MOT faults

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

  1. Oil leak (120 times)
  2. Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (107 times)
  3. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (101 times)
  4. Horn not working (1.6.2a) (84 times)
  5. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (75 times)
  6. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (52 times)
  7. Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (51 times)
  8. Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) (50 times)
  9. Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (50 times)
  10. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (47 times)
  11. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (46 times)
  12. Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (45 times)
  13. Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d) (44 times)
  14. Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d) (40 times)
  15. Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (40 times)

Volkswagen Van pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2016 1 6 50% 78,300
2015 1 2 100% 81,964
2014 2 16 62% 9,924
2012 11 110 77% 78,830
2011 8 99 76% 185,535
2010 3 38 84% 92,732
2009 11 112 76% 86,849
2008 9 117 72% 143,983
2007 9 117 68% 99,855
2006 11 168 68% 98,545
2005 8 111 79% 97,989
2004 10 139 81% 94,881
2003 5 64 73% 227,015
2002 9 123 75% 133,192
2001 6 84 63% 116,533
2000 7 122 67% 121,111
1999 3 51 71% 105,337
1998 4 57 72% 73,906
1997 2 29 69% 145,185
1996 4 67 76% 206,274
1995 2 39 56% 299,356
1994 6 62 63% 174,905
1993 2 31 48% 75,684
1992 3 37 78% 161,143
1991 6 130 70% 155,322
1990 3 58 69% 191,392
1989 6 74 68% 154,529
1988 1 26 65% 171,947
1987 3 32 72% 136,581
1986 3 33 67% 135,924
1985 1 20 75% 73,811
1984 4 42 60% 63,592
1983 5 37 68% 131,658
1982 6 81 77% 90,968
1981 5 83 71% 61,849
1980 2 21 67% 90,127
1979 3 40 62% 50,665
1978 5 64 62% 208,549
1977 3 37 59% 75,849
1976 2 42 71% 103,567
1975 4 38 79% 82,129
1974 3 56 64% 67,132
1973 4 36 56% 53,956
1972 10 124 70% 58,376
1971 7 82 63% 63,947
1970 4 36 69% 45,272
1969 3 36 67% 75,145
1967 2 23 61% 65,642
1966 8 85 61% 53,430
1965 1 17 88% 71,927
1964 2 14 79% 94,604
1961 2 22 68% 37,260
1960 1 6 67%
1919 1 18 67% 216,560

Volkswagen Van reliability FAQ

Across 249 Volkswagen Van vehicles in our MOT data, 70% pass the MOT (a 30% failure rate), with about 2.5 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volkswagen Van MOT issues are: Oil leak; Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3); Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7).

The typical Volkswagen Van in our data has covered around 108,871 miles.

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