Volkswagen Devon MOT reliability

Volkswagen Devons passed their MOT first time 60% of the time across 5 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 5 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

60%

MOTs analysed

5

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

1980 petrol

2 MOTs

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 52,082 (most between 52,077 and 52,087).

2005: 0% → 2006: 43% → 2007: 50% → 2008: 60% → 2009: 14% → 2010: 50% → 2011: 38% → 2012: 50% → 2013: 0% → 2014: 71% → 2015: 22% → 2016: 33% → 2017: 60% → 2018: 57% → 2019: 50% → 2020: 100% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Washers: not working (50.0%)
Service brake performance: excessively binding (50.0%)
Position lamp: not working (50.0%)
Headlamp: not working on main beam (50.0%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (50.0%)

Where 1980 Devons fail

Wheels & tyres

50.0%

Brakes

50.0%

Lights & electrics

50.0%

Seat belts & other equipment

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.