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

The Volkswagen Westfala passed its MOT first time 90% of the time, but from only 61 MOT tests, so treat it as a rough guide. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 90%
- MOT tests analysed: 61 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics

These figures come from 61 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 8 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 11 (very few mots) | 91% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 13 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1986 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1986 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1984 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1975 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1972 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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