Volkswagen GOLF
1.4M MOT tests in cohort · 88.6% pass rate
88.6%
Failure breakdown (public summary)
- Owner neglect
- Wear & tear
- Systemic
- Other
Used Volkswagen MOT reliability research
Volkswagen Golf and Polo are perennial shortlist picks. See how VW models perform in the MOT data at 5–10 years — and what a full cohort report reveals beyond pass rate alone.
6.3 million Volkswagen vehicles in the UK MOT source dataset (557 million tests nationwide). Stats below: 5–10 years old (registration era).
Top Volkswagen models by MOT test volume
The four models with the most MOT tests in our Volkswagen cohort at 5–10 years. Pass rate and failure category split are public; defect codes and severity detail require credits.
Volkswagen POLO
1.1M MOT tests in cohort · 85.1% pass rate
85.1%
Failure breakdown (public summary)
- Owner neglect
- Wear & tear
- Systemic
- Other
Volkswagen TIGUAN
634k MOT tests in cohort · 88.6% pass rate
88.6%
Failure breakdown (public summary)
- Owner neglect
- Wear & tear
- Systemic
- Other
Volkswagen TRANSPORTER
509k MOT tests in cohort · 82.9% pass rate
82.9%
Failure breakdown (public summary)
- Owner neglect
- Wear & tear
- Systemic
- Other
What a full Volkswagen GOLF report looks like
Age band: 5–10 years old (registration era). Pass rate and category split above are live cohort aggregates; the sections below show the report layout subscribers unlock.
Pass rate
88.6%
Live cohort stat
Maintenance compliance
74 / 100
Mileage-normalised score
Defects per 1k miles
7.1
vs cohort percentile
Common systemic components
- Suspension arm bush worn excessively (1.1.11 (c))
- Coil spring fractured or broken (1.1.2 (a))
- Brake disc worn, pitted or scored (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.1.3 (b))
Unlock DVSA-coded defects, severity splits, first-MOT patterns, and year-on-year trends for VOLKSWAGEN GOLF