# Volkswagen Beetle MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Volkswagen Beetle passes its MOT first time 59% of the time, from 40,501 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 59%
- MOT tests analysed: 40,501 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 40,944 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 707 | 82% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 187 | 78% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 1,052 | 72% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 462 | 73% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 1,464 | 72% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 826 | 71% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 1,789 | 69% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 1,469 | 66% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 1,813 | 67% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 1,782 | 66% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 2,338 | 66% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 2,104 | 66% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 1,779 | 66% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 500 | 63% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 621 | 54% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 37 (few mots) | 57% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 1,781 | 53% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 240 | 58% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 1,479 | 53% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 195 | 50% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 1,777 | 49% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 334 | 51% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 2,184 | 48% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 341 | 46% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 2,140 | 48% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 352 | 52% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 2,040 | 52% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 449 | 54% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 2,279 | 48% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 493 | 51% |
| 2004 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 1,748 | 49% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 310 | 53% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 837 | 51% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 128 | 54% |
| 2002 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 791 | 53% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 539 | 49% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 41 (few mots) | 61% |
| 1999 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 25% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 16 (very few mots) | 88% |
| 1998 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 21 (few mots) | 81% |
| 1997 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 89% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 12 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 10 (very few mots) | 90% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 15 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 56% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1986 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 44% |
| 1985 | Petrol | 25 (few mots) | 92% |
| 1984 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1983 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 86% |
| 1982 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1981 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1980 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1979 | Petrol | 15 (very few mots) | 73% |
| 1978 | Petrol | 21 (few mots) | 71% |
| 1977 | Petrol | 12 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1976 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1975 | Petrol | 29 (few mots) | 69% |
| 1974 | Petrol | 65 (few mots) | 77% |
| 1973 | Petrol | 142 | 80% |
| 1973 | Electric | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1972 | Petrol | 167 | 79% |
| 1972 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1971 | Petrol | 108 | 78% |
| 1971 | Electric | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1970 | Petrol | 84 (few mots) | 79% |
| 1969 | Petrol | 46 (few mots) | 72% |
| 1969 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1968 | Petrol | 35 (few mots) | 86% |
| 1968 | Electric | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1967 | Petrol | 50 (few mots) | 70% |
| 1966 | Petrol | 38 (few mots) | 90% |
| 1966 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1965 | Petrol | 24 (few mots) | 71% |
| 1964 | Petrol | 14 (very few mots) | 86% |
| 1963 | Petrol | 11 (very few mots) | 82% |
| 1962 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 83% |
| 1962 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1961 | Petrol | 10 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1960 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 89% |

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