Volkswagen Speedster MOT reliability

Volkswagen Speedsters passed their MOT first time 67% of the time across 3 tests in 2025.

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.

First-time pass rate

67%

MOTs analysed

3

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

1961 petrol

1 MOT

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 38,681 (most between 38,681 and 38,681).

2010: 0% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (100.0%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (100.0%)
Headlamp aim: too low (100.0%)

Where 1961 Speedsters fail

Lights & electrics

100.0%

Steering

100.0%

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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.