# Volkswagen Passat MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Volkswagen Passat passes its MOT first time 71% of the time, from 175,902 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 71%
- MOT tests analysed: 175,902 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Suspension & axles
- Licensed in Great Britain: 159,881 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Hybrid | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Hybrid | 15 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2023 | Hybrid | 108 | 92% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 38 (few mots) | 90% |
| 2023 | Diesel | 14 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 1,022 | 84% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 884 | 90% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 576 | 89% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 1,608 | 89% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 1,169 | 87% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 890 | 88% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 3,603 | 88% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 1,228 | 89% |
| 2020 | Hybrid | 986 | 89% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 4,724 | 85% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 2,303 | 89% |
| 2019 | Hybrid | 296 | 85% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 7,251 | 84% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 1,963 | 86% |
| 2018 | Hybrid | 1,564 | 83% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 11,951 | 81% |
| 2017 | Hybrid | 1,368 | 82% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 557 | 85% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 14,751 | 79% |
| 2016 | Hybrid | 170 | 79% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 20 (few mots) | 95% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 15,175 | 77% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 29 (few mots) | 90% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 14,334 | 69% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 167 | 89% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 11,444 | 67% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 203 | 78% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 12,831 | 65% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 305 | 76% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 14,669 | 64% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 365 | 70% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 9,569 | 63% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 320 | 71% |
| 2010 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 8,692 | 62% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 827 | 70% |
| 2009 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 6,934 | 60% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 485 | 69% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 5,643 | 59% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 332 | 65% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 3,326 | 58% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 563 | 53% |
| 2006 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 2,623 | 60% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 289 | 65% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 2,115 | 60% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 274 | 64% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 1,717 | 58% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 373 | 63% |
| 2003 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 879 | 60% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 437 | 64% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 466 | 59% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 302 | 59% |
| 2001 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2000 | Diesel | 201 | 58% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 172 | 56% |
| 2000 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1999 | Diesel | 166 | 65% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 111 | 65% |
| 1998 | Diesel | 116 | 64% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 89 (few mots) | 49% |
| 1997 | Diesel | 42 (few mots) | 67% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 31 (few mots) | 58% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 22 (few mots) | 68% |
| 1996 | Diesel | 20 (few mots) | 80% |
| 1995 | Diesel | 14 (very few mots) | 71% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 12 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 17 (very few mots) | 41% |
| 1994 | Diesel | 12 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 17 (very few mots) | 88% |
| 1993 | Diesel | 9 (very few mots) | 44% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 16 (very few mots) | 81% |
| 1992 | Diesel | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 12 (very few mots) | 83% |
| 1991 | Diesel | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 13 (very few mots) | 77% |
| 1990 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 63% |
| 1989 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 63% |
| 1987 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1986 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 86% |
| 1986 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1985 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1984 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1983 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1972 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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