Volkswagen C20 MOT reliability

Volkswagen C20s passed their MOT first time 50% of the time across 4 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 4 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

4

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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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

2012 diesel

2 MOTs

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 175,629 (most between 173,172 and 178,085).

2015: 100% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 50% → 2019: 50% → 2020: 0% → 2021: 50% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 0% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Wipers: not working (50.0%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (50.0%)
Leaf spring: fractured (50.0%)
Washers: not working (50.0%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (50.0%)

Where 2012 C20s fail

Visibility & wipers

100.0%

Wheels & tyres

50.0%

Suspension & axles

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.