Volkswagen Camper MOT reliability

Volkswagen Campers passed their MOT first time 65% of the time across 1,812 tests in 2025.

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First-time pass rate

65%

MOTs analysed

1,812

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

2018 diesel

6 MOTs

These figures come from only 6 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.

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 73,246 (most between 50,159 and 100,609).

2021: 50% → 2022: 83% → 2023: 89% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Coil spring: fractured or broken (50.0%)
Ball joint excessively worn (16.7%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (16.7%)
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (16.7%)

2018 petrol

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. 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.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 90,371 (most between 90,371 and 90,371).

2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2018 Campers fail

Suspension & axles

50.0%

Wheels & tyres

16.7%

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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.