Volkswagen Crafter MOT reliability

Volkswagen Crafters passed their MOT first time 68% of the time across 68,599 tests in 2025. 89,467 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

68%

MOTs analysed

68,599

Still licensed (GB)

89,467

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

2022 diesel

7,024 MOTs

Passed first time 75%. Typical mileage 54,230 (most between 33,053 and 81,075).

2022: 75% → 2023: 86% → 2024: 79% → 2025: 75%

Most common failures

Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (5.8%)
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (4.5%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.9%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (2.1%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.1%)

Where 2022 Crafters fail

Lights & electrics

10.5%

Wheels & tyres

6.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

5.9%

Body, structure & corrosion

5.4%

Visibility & wipers

4.6%

Brakes

3.4%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.8%

Suspension & axles

0.8%

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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.