VOLKSWAGEN MOT Pass Rate

VOLKSWAGEN's pass rate of 78.1% is in line with the national average for cars, at 78.3%. This is based on 1,178,932 MOT tests across 61 VOLKSWAGEN models with enough test volume to report on.

Models

VOLKSWAGEN models by MOT pass rate
Model	Pass rate	Tests
GOLF	78.6%	325,295
POLO	72.0%	221,380
TRANSPORTER	72.0%	101,479
TIGUAN	84.2%	73,411
PASSAT	76.0%	67,481
CADDY	75.8%	57,634
UP	84.3%	41,121
TOURAN	74.1%	27,284
SCIROCCO	76.9%	21,200
T-ROC	93.3%	18,666
TOUAREG	81.6%	16,580
BEETLE	65.7%	16,100
SHARAN	80.3%	13,160
AMAROK	83.2%	9,647
FOX	61.3%	9,146
CARAVELLE	70.1%	7,124
T-CROSS	91.0%	6,551
CC	77.9%	5,565
JETTA	71.2%	4,891
EOS	71.6%	4,501
GOLF LIFE TSI	94.4%	4,167
ARTEON	89.7%	3,480
ID3 LIFE	92.7%	3,260
POLO MATCH TSI	93.4%	3,197
TRANSPORTER T28 HIGHLINE TDI	87.2%	2,868
TIGUAN R-LINE TSI S-A	91.7%	2,851
CALIFORNIA	82.4%	2,806
TRANSPORTER T28 STARTLINE TDI	86.7%	2,754
POLO MATCH EVO	92.3%	2,641
GOLF R-LINE TSI	92.0%	2,525
E-GOLF	87.7%	2,357
GOLF MATCH EDITION TSI EVO	93.1%	2,335
LUPO	66.9%	2,287
CRAFTER	76.2%	2,261
BORA	68.9%	2,219
TIGUAN MATCH TSI EVO S-A	93.2%	2,138
TIGUAN MATCH TSI EVO	91.4%	1,941
GOLF STYLE TSI	93.6%	1,921
ID3 FAMILY	94.3%	1,850
T-ROC R-LINE TSI EVO S-A	94.3%	1,812
GOLF MATCH EDITION TSI EVO S-A	94.7%	1,732
GOLF R-LINE ETSI S-A	92.8%	1,698
POLO LIFE TSI	95.0%	1,692
TIGUAN ELEGANCE TSI S-A	95.1%	1,660
GOLF GTI TSI S-A	94.2%	1,611
ID3 1ST EDITION	92.0%	1,482
POLO MATCH TSI S-A	93.2%	1,476
GOLF LIFE ETSI S-A	94.1%	1,463
T-ROC ACTIVE TSI EVO	93.7%	1,360
TRANSPORTER T30 H-LINE TDI S-A	87.5%	1,286
GOLF STYLE ETSI S-A	93.5%	1,265
T-ROC SEL TSI EVO S-A	96.8%	1,263
E-UP	95.0%	1,230
ID4 LIFE	93.2%	1,222
TRANSPORTER T30 HIGHLINE TDI	86.9%	1,218
TRANSPORTER T32 H-LINE TDI S-A	91.9%	1,207
TIGUAN LIFE TSI	91.5%	1,139
TIGUAN R-LINE TECH TDI	90.6%	1,116
TRANSPORTER T30 STARTLINE TDI	80.1%	1,059
GOLF MATCH EDITION TSI	92.7%	1,053
TOUAREG V6 BLACK EDITION TDI A	94.3%	1,050

Top failure reasons across VOLKSWAGEN

Top MOT failure categories for VOLKSWAGEN
Category	Share of failed tests	Example
Suspension	44.5%	pin or bush excessively worn
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	44.1%	not working
Brakes	34.0%	less than 1.5 mm thick
Tyres	25.2%	tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm
Body, chassis, structure	15.3%	constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Noise, emissions and leaks	14.1%	inoperative or indicates a malfunction
Visibility	13.3%	does not clear the windscreen effectively
Steering	6.3%	ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems	4.2%	warning lamp indicates a fault
Identification of the vehicle	1.5%	does not conform to the specified requirements