Volkswagen Grandcalifornia MOT reliability

Volkswagen Grandcalifornias passed their MOT first time 96% of the time across 360 tests in 2025. 431 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

96%

MOTs analysed

360

Still licensed (GB)

431

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

2020 diesel

94 MOTs

These figures come from 94 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 98%. Typical mileage 16,579 (most between 9,908 and 25,108).

2022: 100% → 2023: 93% → 2024: 96% → 2025: 98%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: too low (1.1%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.1%)

Where 2020 Grandcalifornias fail

Lights & electrics

1.1%

Visibility & wipers

1.1%

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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.