Volkswagen ID.5 MOT reliability

Volkswagen ID.5s passed their MOT first time 88% of the time across 2,914 tests in 2025. 12,299 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

88%

MOTs analysed

2,914

Still licensed (GB)

12,299

Body type

Hatchback

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 electric

2,680 MOTs

Passed first time 88%. Typical mileage 27,911 (most between 20,300 and 38,243).

2023: 98% → 2024: 97% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Condition: has ply or cords exposed (3.1%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.9%)
Headlamp aim: too high (1.9%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.4%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (0.6%)

Where 2022 ID.5s fail

Wheels & tyres

8.2%

Lights & electrics

2.5%

Visibility & wipers

1.5%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.5%

Brakes

0.4%

Suspension & axles

0.4%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.1%

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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.