Volkswagen Speedster MOT reliability

Volkswagen Speedsters passed their MOT first time 56% of the time across 9 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 9 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

56%

MOTs analysed

9

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

1972 petrol

3 MOTs

Passed first time 33%. Typical mileage 9,929 (most between 9,917 and 16,183).

2005: 100% → 2006: 100% → 2007: 80% → 2008: 83% → 2009: 100% → 2010: 83% → 2011: 67% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 60% → 2014: 60% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 60% → 2019: 80% → 2020: 50% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 33%

Most common failures

Condition: fouling a part of the vehicle (33.3%)
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (33.3%)
Position lamp: not working (33.3%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (33.3%)
Wheel bearings: rough when rotated (33.3%)

Where 1972 Speedsters fail

Wheels & tyres

33.3%

Lights & electrics

33.3%

Suspension & axles

33.3%

Visibility & wipers

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.