Volkswagen Karmann MOT reliability

Volkswagen Karmanns passed their MOT first time 77% of the time across 136 tests in 2025. 864 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

77%

MOTs analysed

136

Still licensed (GB)

864

Body type

Coupe

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

2015 petrol

2 MOTs

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.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 75,440 (most between 74,708 and 76,171).

2016: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2021: 88% → 2022: 83% → 2023: 67% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

2015 electric

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. 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.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 2,441 (most between 2,441 and 2,441).

2023: 0% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

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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.