Volkswagen Lt MOT reliability

Volkswagen Lts passed their MOT first time 54% of the time across 6,022 tests in 2025. 4,436 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

54%

MOTs analysed

6,022

Still licensed (GB)

4,436

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

2012 diesel

15 MOTs

These figures come from only 15 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 60%. Typical mileage 132,002 (most between 100,833 and 146,458).

2015: 74% → 2016: 62% → 2017: 67% → 2018: 59% → 2019: 62% → 2020: 87% → 2021: 62% → 2022: 65% → 2023: 71% → 2024: 93% → 2025: 60%

Most common failures

Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (6.7%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (6.7%)
Horn: not working (6.7%)
Anti-lock braking system: warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (6.7%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (6.7%)

Where 2012 Lts fail

Lights & electrics

20.0%

Body, structure & corrosion

13.3%

Wheels & tyres

13.3%

Visibility & wipers

13.3%

Brakes

6.7%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

6.7%

Suspension & axles

6.7%

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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.