Volkswagen Komet MOT reliability

Volkswagen Komets 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

1989 petrol

3 MOTs

Passed first time 33%. Typical mileage 131,068 (most between 117,359 and 131,068).

2005: 100% → 2006: 100% → 2007: 100% → 2008: 50% → 2009: 100% → 2010: 50% → 2011: 100% → 2012: 50% → 2013: 0% → 2014: 50% → 2015: 50% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 50% → 2019: 50% → 2020: 50% → 2021: 67% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 0% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 33%

Most common failures

Service brake performance: excessively fluctuating (33.3%)
Emissions not tested: unable to be completed (33.3%)
Integral vehicle structure condition: corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (33.3%)

Where 1989 Komets fail

Body, structure & corrosion

33.3%

Brakes

33.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

33.3%

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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.