Volkswagen 1100 MOT reliability

Volkswagen 1100s passed their MOT first time 50% of the time across 2 tests in 2025. 48 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from only 2 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

First-time pass rate

50%

MOTs analysed

2

Still licensed (GB)

48

Body type

Sedan

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

1967 petrol

2 MOTs

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 56,752 (most between 56,750 and 56,753).

2014: 100% → 2015: 0% → 2016: 0% → 2017: 0% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Horn: not working (50.0%)
Lever: defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (50.0%)
Condition: retracting mechanism defective (50.0%)
Service brake imbalance: across an axle (50.0%)
Parking (secondary brake performance): on a single line braking system imbalanced across an axle (50.0%)

Where 1967 1100s fail

Body, structure & corrosion

50.0%

Brakes

50.0%

Lights & electrics

50.0%

Steering

50.0%

Seat belts & other equipment

50.0%

Suspension & axles

50.0%

Visibility & wipers

50.0%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.