Volkswagen Type MOT reliability

Volkswagen Types passed their MOT first time 67% of the time across 230 tests in 2025.

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First-time pass rate

67%

MOTs analysed

230

Still licensed (GB)

–

Body type

Sedan

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 petrol

3 MOTs

These figures come from only 3 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 67%. Typical mileage 27,035 (most between 22,845 and 29,527).

2015: 0% → 2016: 0% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 0% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 0% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Position lamp: adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (33.3%)
Washers: not working (33.3%)

2012 diesel

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. 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 100%. Typical mileage 92,402 (most between 92,402 and 92,402).

2015: 100% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2012 Types fail

Lights & electrics

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.