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

The Volkswagen Transporter passes its MOT first time 69% of the time, from 338,947 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 69%
- MOT tests analysed: 338,947 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Suspension & axles
- Licensed in Great Britain: 353,145 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Diesel | 20 (few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Diesel | 475 | 86% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 14,676 | 83% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 20,490 | 81% |
| 2021 | Electric | 6 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 16,163 | 80% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 20,263 | 79% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 546 | 84% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 21,837 | 77% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 548 | 83% |
| 2018 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2018 | GA | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 22,014 | 75% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 94 (few mots) | 79% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 21,355 | 75% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 30 (few mots) | 70% |
| 2016 | GA | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 19,120 | 71% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 28 (few mots) | 61% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 16,678 | 69% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 78% |
| 2014 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 15,043 | 70% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 31 (few mots) | 71% |
| 2013 | ED | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2013 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 12,892 | 67% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 35 (few mots) | 66% |
| 2012 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2012 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2012 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 12,409 | 66% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 44 (few mots) | 64% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 10,940 | 63% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 49 (few mots) | 78% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 9,066 | 60% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 31 (few mots) | 68% |
| 2009 | GD | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 12,748 | 58% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 41 (few mots) | 73% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 13,345 | 57% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 49 (few mots) | 65% |
| 2007 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2007 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 11,213 | 56% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 39 (few mots) | 64% |
| 2006 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 9,797 | 56% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 36 (few mots) | 64% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 8,860 | 55% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 21 (few mots) | 62% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 6,700 | 56% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 17 (very few mots) | 47% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 6,133 | 56% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 37 (few mots) | 57% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 5,997 | 55% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 77 (few mots) | 62% |
| 2001 | LPG | 11 (very few mots) | 27% |
| 2000 | Diesel | 4,349 | 56% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 83 (few mots) | 53% |
| 2000 | LPG | 8 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2000 | GA | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2000 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1999 | Diesel | 3,739 | 56% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 165 | 64% |
| 1999 | LPG | 6 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1999 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1999 | Other | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1998 | Diesel | 3,375 | 55% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 162 | 62% |
| 1998 | LPG | 5 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 1997 | Diesel | 2,568 | 56% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 237 | 60% |
| 1997 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1996 | Diesel | 2,126 | 54% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 211 | 61% |
| 1996 | LPG | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1996 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1995 | Diesel | 1,733 | 54% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 237 | 55% |
| 1995 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1994 | Diesel | 1,420 | 56% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 252 | 58% |
| 1994 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1993 | Diesel | 732 | 57% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 230 | 53% |
| 1993 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1992 | Diesel | 520 | 54% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 466 | 55% |
| 1992 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 390 | 64% |
| 1991 | Diesel | 357 | 61% |
| 1991 | LPG | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 732 | 63% |
| 1990 | Diesel | 378 | 66% |
| 1990 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 33% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 704 | 65% |
| 1989 | Diesel | 368 | 61% |
| 1989 | LPG | 6 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1989 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 517 | 65% |
| 1988 | Diesel | 271 | 65% |
| 1988 | LPG | 5 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1988 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1988 | GA | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 424 | 61% |
| 1987 | Diesel | 191 | 62% |
| 1987 | LPG | 4 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1986 | Petrol | 525 | 64% |
| 1986 | Diesel | 175 | 66% |
| 1986 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1985 | Petrol | 335 | 60% |
| 1985 | Diesel | 111 | 59% |
| 1985 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 33% |
| 1984 | Petrol | 186 | 55% |
| 1984 | Diesel | 44 (few mots) | 64% |
| 1984 | LPG | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 1983 | Petrol | 80 (few mots) | 60% |
| 1983 | Diesel | 18 (very few mots) | 44% |
| 1983 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1982 | Petrol | 63 (few mots) | 64% |
| 1982 | Diesel | 15 (very few mots) | 40% |
| 1982 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1981 | Petrol | 41 (few mots) | 49% |
| 1981 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1980 | Petrol | 33 (few mots) | 55% |
| 1980 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1979 | Petrol | 35 (few mots) | 69% |
| 1978 | Petrol | 17 (very few mots) | 71% |
| 1977 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 83% |
| 1976 | Petrol | 18 (very few mots) | 56% |
| 1975 | Petrol | 13 (very few mots) | 62% |
| 1974 | Petrol | 14 (very few mots) | 71% |
| 1973 | Petrol | 25 (few mots) | 64% |
| 1973 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1972 | Petrol | 38 (few mots) | 68% |
| 1971 | Petrol | 32 (few mots) | 69% |
| 1970 | Petrol | 16 (very few mots) | 69% |
| 1969 | Petrol | 11 (very few mots) | 73% |
| 1968 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 43% |
| 1967 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 56% |
| 1966 | Petrol | 11 (very few mots) | 82% |
| 1965 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 1964 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1962 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1962 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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