Volkswagen MOT pass rate

5,307,201 MOT tests in 2024. Overall pass rate: 78.5%

Volkswagen has a 78.5% MOT pass rate based on 5,307,201 real DVSA test records from 2024. That is right around the UK average of 78.3%. It ranks 50 out of 85 makes.

The strongest model is the Tiguan R-Line Tsi Phev S-A at 95.7%, while the Lt is lowest at 64%.

The single most common reason a Volkswagen fails its MOT is a suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, which accounted for 161,640 failures.

Most common Volkswagen MOT failures

Reason	Count
a suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn	161,640
tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	103,056
a suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc	94,900
a tyre seriously damaged	86,607
the aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	82,798
a spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened	82,105
a transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc	65,489
a tyre cords visible or damaged	63,398
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	57,297
a rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources	55,690

How Volkswagen compares

Volkswagen pass rate78.5%

UK average78.3%

Black line = UK average (78.3%). Based on 57.7 million MOT tests.

All Volkswagen models

Model	Tests	Pass rate	Avg mileage
Golf	1,410,963	79.1%	93,793
Polo	1,030,915	73.8%	71,056
Transporter	492,686	73.8%	130,384
Tiguan	314,578	84.6%	72,319
Passat	273,825	76.9%	124,246
Caddy	254,751	76.4%	111,879
Up	165,665	82.6%	49,592
Touran	119,088	75.1%	107,250
Crafter	97,741	73.6%	125,029
T-Roc	88,354	91.8%	38,001
Scirocco	81,868	77.8%	92,849
Beetle	79,358	69.3%	83,405
Touareg	76,794	82.3%	94,853
Sharan	50,408	80.5%	102,261
Fox	46,972	64.4%	80,652
Amarok	46,011	82.4%	94,531
Caravelle	32,690	72.1%	130,440
Cc	25,800	79.3%	104,418
Polo Match Tsi	23,546	89.9%	25,288
Eos	23,157	74.3%	95,025
Jetta	22,175	72.6%	114,545
T-Cross	19,969	90.4%	26,941
Golf Life Tsi	19,030	91.9%	32,348
Arteon	13,286	90.2%	49,600
Lt	13,264	64%	155,527
California	13,229	84.6%	57,454
Golf Match Edition Tsi Evo	12,814	92.4%	33,149
Polo Match Evo	12,465	87.6%	26,098
Tiguan R-Line Tsi S-A	12,441	92.8%	28,698
Tiguan Match Tsi Evo	11,451	91%	36,808
Id3 Life	11,108	90.9%	29,692
Transporter T28 Startline Tdi	10,975	82.8%	52,865
Transporter T28 Highline Tdi	10,941	87.1%	39,765
E-Golf	10,892	89%	34,174
Lupo	10,180	69.3%	89,991
Tiguan Match Tsi Evo S-A	10,023	91.5%	33,468
Bora	9,983	68.5%	142,862
Crafter Cr35 Trendline Tdi	9,194	80.4%	69,613
Golf Style Tsi	8,297	93.5%	27,823
Polo Match Tsi S-A	7,975	90%	22,079
Golf R-Line Tsi	7,211	91.2%	29,470
Crafter Cr35 Startline Tdi	6,974	76.7%	77,371
Golf Match Edition Tsi Evo S-A	6,858	92.5%	32,037
Transporter T32 H-Line Tdi S-A	6,570	90%	44,356
T-Roc R-Line Tsi Evo S-A	6,535	93.5%	25,193
Tiguan Elegance Tsi S-A	6,120	94%	27,364
Tiguan Life Tsi	6,107	91.1%	28,091
Transporter T30 H-Line Tdi S-A	6,081	88.4%	39,259
Tiguan R-Line Tech Tdi	6,002	91%	40,309
Touareg V6 Black Edition Tdi A	5,564	92.9%	36,916
Golf Gti Tsi S-A	5,555	93.3%	28,900
Transporter T30 Highline Tdi	5,291	85.8%	45,496
Unclassified	5,285	75.6%	88,686
Golf R Tsi 4Motion S-A	5,155	93.4%	24,429
Tiguan Match Tdi	5,036	89.8%	44,088
Golf R-Line Etsi S-A	4,861	91.7%	30,392
Id3 Family	4,667	92.7%	25,556
Golf Life Etsi S-A	4,634	93.2%	27,798
Tiguan R-Line Tech Tdi 4M Sa	4,382	90.9%	43,992
Tiguan R-Line Tech Tdi S-A	4,269	92.6%	38,362
Transporter T28 H-Line Tdi S-A	4,004	88%	37,500
Transporter T30 Startline Tdi	3,956	79.3%	57,393
Tiguan Life Tsi S-A	3,950	91.4%	27,386
Golf Gtd Tdi S-A	3,791	92%	35,021
Id4 1St Edition	3,663	87.7%	34,029
Tiguan Match Tdi S-A	3,448	92.4%	37,965
T-Roc Sel Tsi Evo S-A	3,431	94.7%	22,296
Corrado	3,292	78.8%	132,330
T-Roc Active Tsi Evo	3,277	91.7%	24,189
T-Roc Black Edition Tsi Evo Sa	3,260	93.5%	25,182
Camper	3,216	70.5%	83,936
Golf Style Etsi S-A	3,212	92.5%	27,643
Golf R-Line Tdi S-A	3,205	91.1%	35,783
Golf Gte S-A	3,142	90.3%	36,530
T-Roc R Tsi 4Motion S-A	3,042	94.5%	27,812
Id3 1St Edition	2,990	92.3%	28,586
Tiguan Match Tdi 4Motion S-A	2,818	91.4%	42,886
Transporter T32 Highline Tdi	2,742	87%	45,209
Polo Active Tsi	2,699	93.7%	21,948
Motor Caravan	2,697	74.2%	78,576
Up Gti	2,670	88.8%	19,519
Passat Sel Tdi S-A	2,621	90.7%	61,464
Golf Match Edition Tdi	2,563	90.5%	50,145
Transporter T32 H-Ln Tdi 4M Sa	2,391	88.4%	40,112
E-Up	2,375	92.5%	16,564
Golf Style Tdi S-A	2,362	91.5%	36,479
Golf Match Edition Tsi	2,209	89.5%	41,250
Transporter Se Tdi S-A	2,140	87.1%	38,883
Id4 Life	2,115	92.4%	40,166
Transporter T32 Startline Tdi	2,096	79.4%	67,053
Transporter T32 Se Tdi Bmt S-A	2,051	87.8%	47,963
T-Roc R-Line Tsi Evo	1,933	94.3%	25,723
Passat R-Line Tdi S-A	1,880	91.5%	49,358
T-Roc Black Edition Tsi	1,838	91.8%	26,190
T-Roc Black Edition Tsi Evo	1,717	93.1%	24,244
Golf Clubsport Gti Tsi S-A	1,702	94.8%	25,663
Polo United Tsi	1,682	90.5%	23,685
Tiguan R Tsi 4Motion S-A	1,595	91.4%	26,759
Phaeton	1,543	83.1%	114,334
Id3 Tour	1,535	90.6%	31,751
Tiguan R-Line Tech Tdi 4Motion	1,510	92%	40,454
T-Roc Active Tsi Evo S-A	1,492	93.2%	21,646
Id3 Business	1,468	92%	28,695
Caddy C20 Commerce Tdi	1,459	85.2%	49,168
T-Roc Se Tsi Evo S-A	1,448	92.2%	28,948
Caravelle Executive Tdi S-A	1,432	88.5%	31,834
Golf Life Tdi	1,408	89.6%	46,071
Polo Life Tsi	1,401	93%	21,987
Tiguan Elegance Tdi 4Motion Sa	1,353	94.4%	29,691
T-Roc Se Tsi Evo	1,322	93.9%	29,701
Passat Se Nav Tdi S-A	1,286	91.1%	56,204
Polo United Evo	1,247	92.3%	23,129
Up Black Edition	1,233	91.8%	16,513
Tiguan Allspace Sel Tdi 4M S-A	1,172	88%	42,700
T-Cross R-Line Tsi Evo S-A	1,147	91.5%	21,841
Tiguan Match Tdi 4Motion	1,134	91.9%	41,974
Tiguan Se Navigation Tsi Evo	1,131	92.7%	41,728
California Ocean Tdi S-A	1,124	92%	25,237
Polo Style Tsi	1,095	93.2%	19,630
Amarok Aventura V6 Tdi 4M A	1,058	89.9%	58,695
T-Roc Design Tsi Evo S-A	1,026	91.9%	23,039
Multivan Life Phev S-A	1,022	91.8%	24,840
T-Roc Design Tsi Evo	1,019	94.5%	25,433
T-Roc Sel Tsi Evo	1,014	94.5%	24,704
Id3 Style	991	92%	26,071
Passat Se Nav Tdi	988	86.8%	58,964
Golf R-Line Edition Tsi Evo	958	89.4%	34,634
Golf R-Line Edition Tsi Evo Sa	943	93.8%	32,594
T-Cross United Tsi	936	91.5%	24,013
Touareg V6 Black Edition Tsi A	928	92.2%	32,375
Id3 Tech	899	91.5%	25,276
Tiguan Allspace Sel Tdi	898	84.9%	44,692
T-Roc United Tsi Evo S-A	829	94.6%	26,625
Amarok Black Ed V6 Tdi 4Mot A	818	87.5%	56,935
Golf Gt Edition Tdi S-A	817	92.8%	40,579
Id3 Max	799	91%	22,556
Caddy C20 Commerce + Tdi	784	86%	44,564
Caddy C20 Commerce Pro Tdi	780	91.4%	45,403
Polo Life Tsi S-A	780	92.3%	21,532
Passat Sel Tsi Evo S-A	777	91.6%	41,098
Tiguan Active Tsi	776	90.7%	25,783
Up R-Line	753	91.2%	16,354
Polo United Tsi S-A	751	94.3%	20,394
Golf Gt Edition Tdi	747	90.6%	40,106
Multivan	741	70%	171,130
Polo Active Tsi S-A	730	94.2%	18,993
Golf Gt Edition Tsi Evo S-A	718	92.9%	27,850
T-Cross Active Tsi	702	95%	21,765
Golf Active Tsi	702	92.3%	26,535
Move Up	694	79.3%	51,433
Golf Match Edition Tdi S-A	693	90.9%	46,375
Transporter T32 St-Line Tdi 4M	692	82.4%	68,656
Golf R-Line Edition Tdi S-A	673	91.8%	42,246
Tiguan Life Tdi S-A	660	91.5%	32,186
Golf Style Tdi	648	92.7%	41,223
Sharan Sel Tdi S-A	645	85.4%	47,866
Golf Gti Tsi	643	94.6%	25,409
Tiguan Allspace Sel Tdi S-A	637	86.3%	43,848
Camper Van	631	72.9%	84,439
Passat Sel Tdi	622	89.7%	56,832
Tr-Porter	615	79%	112,621
Passat Sel Tsi Evo	614	91.5%	38,795
Arteon R-Line Edition Tsi S-A	600	87.2%	35,492
Caddy C20 Commerce Pro Tdi S-A	600	87.5%	44,414
Transporter Shuttle	585	81.2%	81,889
Abt Etransporter T32	585	90.4%	13,235
Tiguan Elegance Tdi S-A	581	94.7%	29,869
California Ocean Tdi 4M S-A	559	91.4%	25,825
High Up	555	83.6%	58,477
T-Cross United Tsi S-A	553	92%	21,607
Amarok Avent Blk Ed V6Tdi 4M A	543	90.2%	53,068
Golf Gt Edition Tsi Evo	530	90.2%	34,836
Touareg V6 Sel Tech Tdi Auto	515	92.4%	42,277
Golf Life Tdi S-A	513	94.5%	37,305
Tiguan Active Tsi S-A	502	93.2%	24,834
T-Roc United Tsi Evo	494	93.7%	26,438
Polo Life	493	93.5%	20,707
California Coast Tdi S-A	479	92.7%	24,075
T-Cross Black Edition Tsi	478	93.5%	21,906
Transporter T32 H-Line Tdi 4M	477	87.8%	48,753
Transporter T30 Tdi	473	65.5%	57,654
Grand California Tdi Auto	464	95.5%	13,989
Transporter T32 St-Line Tdi Sa	458	86.2%	61,463
Tiguan Allspace R-Line Tdi S-A	446	85.4%	48,785
Id4 Family	444	90.8%	33,791
Transporter T30 St-Line Tdi Sa	440	78.6%	51,396
Transporter T26 Startline Tdi	436	80.3%	44,955
Polo Active Evo	423	94.3%	22,000
Caddy Maxi C20 Commerce Tdi	423	80.4%	49,178
T-Porter	422	77%	133,623
T-Cross Active Tsi S-A	414	93%	20,706
Tiguan R-Line Tsi Phev S-A	414	95.7%	29,562
T25	408	75%	108,407
Transporter T28 Trendline Tdi	406	78.6%	75,214
T-Roc United Tsi	402	93.3%	27,232
Abt Etransporter T32 Advance	393	92.4%	15,813
Touran R-Line Tsi S-A	385	86%	31,056
Transporter S Tdi	378	86.2%	38,359
Passat Se Tdi S-A	377	87%	55,436
Campervan	355	69.6%	81,819
Tiguan Aspace R-Line Tdi 4M Sa	351	87.5%	49,513
Up Beats	345	92.5%	18,280
Caddy Maxi C20 Life Tdi S-A	344	81.1%	43,192
Id4 City	335	92.2%	30,365
Tiguan R-Line Tsi 4Motion S-A	326	93.3%	24,130
T-Cross Sel Tsi Evo S-A	317	94.6%	20,330
Arteon Se Tsi S-A	316	94%	37,214
Golf Active Etsi S-A	313	95.2%	19,991
Tiguan Allspace Se Nav Tdi	311	87.5%	46,286
Motorhome	308	68.8%	98,265
T-Roc R-Line Tdi Evo S-A	306	92.8%	26,988
Id4 Max	290	88.6%	30,139
Passat Se Nav Tsi Evo S-A	287	88.9%	39,337
Transporter T32	286	86%	51,662
Up White Edition	283	91.5%	18,516
Caravelle Se Tdi S-A	280	90.4%	52,596
Arteon R Line Tsi Phev S-A	271	83%	45,095
Tiguan Se Tsi Evo	267	92.1%	40,551
Passat Sel Tsi S-A	266	89.1%	40,237
Tiguan S Tsi Evo	260	87.3%	48,469
T-Cross Se Tdi	254	88.6%	35,548
Tiguan Tsi	253	87.7%	30,448
Shuttle	252	65.5%	145,320
Arteon R Tsi 4Motion S-A	247	88.3%	29,040
Karmann Ghia	234	74.4%	50,782
Passat Se Nav Tsi Evo	228	86.8%	36,931
Caravelle Exec Tdi Bmt 4M Sa	220	80.5%	49,886
Delivery Van	220	72.3%	56,608
Caddy Maxi C20 Commerce + Tdi	218	83.5%	47,135
California Ocean Tdi Bmt 4M Sa	217	93.5%	31,908
Golf Gti	217	92.2%	59,990
Golf S Tsi	217	85.3%	41,738
Vento	217	82%	98,685
Tiguan Elegance Tsi 4Motion Sa	214	93.5%	24,829
Kombi	212	74.1%	75,686
Golf Style Tsi E-Hybrid S-A	208	94.7%	25,153
Passat R-Line Tdi 4Motion S-A	205	93.2%	42,038
Transporter T30 Tdi Bmt	203	87.7%	35,555