Volkswagen Trporter MOT reliability

Volkswagen Trporters passed their MOT first time 70% of the time across 340 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

70%

MOTs analysed

340

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

2012 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 152,740 (most between 122,776 and 171,598).

2016: 100% → 2017: 75% → 2018: 67% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 60% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 67% → 2024: 40% → 2025: 60%

Most common failures

Coil spring: fractured or broken (20.0%)
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (20.0%)
Steering rack: gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (20.0%)

Where 2012 Trporters fail

Body, structure & corrosion

20.0%

Steering

20.0%

Suspension & axles

20.0%

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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.