Volkswagen S MOT reliability

Volkswagen Ss passed their MOT first time 0% of the time across 1 test in 2025.

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.

First-time pass rate

0%

MOTs analysed

1

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

2011 petrol

1 MOT

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 145,390 (most between 145,390 and 145,390).

2014: 100% → 2015: 50% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 50% → 2019: 50% → 2020: 50% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (100.0%)
Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side (100.0%)
Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn (100.0%)

Where 2011 Ss fail

Brakes

100.0%

Suspension & axles

100.0%

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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.