Volkswagen Multivan MOT reliability

Volkswagen Multivans passed their MOT first time 87% of the time across 2,365 tests in 2025. 6,508 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

87%

MOTs analysed

2,365

Still licensed (GB)

6,508

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

2022 hybrid

408 MOTs

Passed first time 90%. Typical mileage 27,236 (most between 20,965 and 38,634).

2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 90%

Most common failures

Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.7%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.5%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (0.7%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (0.7%)
SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault (0.7%)

2022 petrol

80 MOTs

These figures come from 80 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 91%. Typical mileage 23,589 (most between 17,258 and 31,047).

2023: 100% → 2024: 90% → 2025: 91%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: too high (3.8%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.5%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.3%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.3%)
Windscreen: in an unacceptable condition (1.3%)

2022 diesel

40 MOTs

These figures come from 40 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 85%. Typical mileage 31,065 (most between 23,442 and 43,372).

2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 85%

Most common failures

Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.0%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (2.5%)
Headlamp aim: too high (2.5%)
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (2.5%)
Brake pads: worn down to wear indicator (2.5%)

Where 2022 Multivans fail

Wheels & tyres

6.4%

Lights & electrics

0.7%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.7%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.7%

Visibility & wipers

0.7%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.5%

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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.