Volkswagen I4 MOT reliability

Volkswagen I4s passed their MOT first time 0% of the time across 2 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 2 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

0%

MOTs analysed

2

Still licensed (GB)

–

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

1999 diesel

2 MOTs

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 226,224 (most between 226,207 and 226,240).

2005: 100% → 2006: 100% → 2007: 100% → 2008: 0% → 2010: 100% → 2012: 0% → 2013: 0% → 2014: 0% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 0% → 2018: 0% → 2019: 0% → 2020: 50% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 0% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Track rod end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (50.0%)
Headlamp: lens seriously defective (50.0%)
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (50.0%)
Chassis condition: or chassis has excessive corrosion to the extent that overall security or stability of the body is impaired (50.0%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (50.0%)

Where 1999 I4s fail

Suspension & axles

100.0%

Body, structure & corrosion

50.0%

Brakes

50.0%

Lights & electrics

50.0%

Steering

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.