Volkswagen T25 MOT reliability

Volkswagen T25s passed their MOT first time 64% of the time across 212 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

64%

MOTs analysed

212

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

1991 petrol

12 MOTs

These figures come from only 12 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 75%. Typical mileage 98,129 (most between 88,987 and 116,765).

2005: 100% → 2006: 84% → 2007: 63% → 2008: 79% → 2009: 50% → 2010: 53% → 2011: 65% → 2012: 84% → 2013: 100% → 2014: 94% → 2015: 74% → 2016: 78% → 2017: 88% → 2018: 86% → 2019: 85% → 2020: 67% → 2021: 89% → 2022: 86% → 2023: 83% → 2024: 91% → 2025: 75%

Most common failures

Headlamp: reflector seriously defective (8.3%)
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (8.3%)
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases (8.3%)
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (8.3%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (8.3%)

1991 diesel

5 MOTs

These figures come from only 5 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 144,957 (most between 138,967 and 180,174).

2005: 100% → 2006: 60% → 2007: 20% → 2008: 25% → 2009: 100% → 2010: 50% → 2011: 50% → 2012: 50% → 2013: 50% → 2014: 71% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 50% → 2017: 33% → 2018: 67% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 67% → 2022: 60% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 80% → 2025: 60%

Most common failures

Wheel bearings: has excessive play (20.0%)
Position lamp: not working (20.0%)
Condition: buckle missing (20.0%)
Driver's seat: fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (20.0%)

Where 1991 T25s fail

Brakes

16.7%

Suspension & axles

16.7%

Body, structure & corrosion

8.3%

Wheels & tyres

8.3%

Lights & electrics

8.3%

Steering

8.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

8.3%

Visibility & wipers

8.3%

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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.