Volkswagen Transporter MOT reliability

Volkswagen Transporters passed their MOT first time 69% of the time across 338,947 tests in 2025. 353,145 are still licensed in Great Britain.

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First-time pass rate

69%

MOTs analysed

338,947

Still licensed (GB)

353,145

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 diesel

14,676 MOTs

Passed first time 83%. Typical mileage 31,199 (most between 18,954 and 49,222).

2022: 100% → 2023: 98% → 2024: 85% → 2025: 83%

Most common failures

Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (2.3%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.1%)
Headlamp aim: too high (1.8%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (1.8%)
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (1.7%)

Where 2022 Transporters fail

Lights & electrics

4.9%

Wheels & tyres

4.6%

Suspension & axles

3.7%

Brakes

2.4%

Visibility & wipers

2.4%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

2.3%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.5%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.4%

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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.