Volkswagen GOLF
1.4M MOT tests in age band · 88.6% pass rate
88.6%
Failure breakdown (public summary)
- Owner neglect
- Wear & tear
- Systemic
- Other
Used Volkswagen MOT research
Volkswagen Golf and Polo are perennial shortlist picks. Don't gamble — see how VW models perform in MOT data at 5–10 years, beyond one clean pass.
6.3 million Volkswagen vehicles in the UK MOT source dataset (all registration years). In the 5–10 years old (registration era) age band: 5.6M MOT tests across all models — the same metric shown in the brand matrix drawer. Model cards below are per-model totals in that band.
Top Volkswagen models by MOT test volume
The four models with the most MOT tests in our Volkswagen lineup 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 age band · 85.1% pass rate
85.1%
Failure breakdown (public summary)
- Owner neglect
- Wear & tear
- Systemic
- Other
Volkswagen TIGUAN
634k MOT tests in age band · 88.6% pass rate
88.6%
Failure breakdown (public summary)
- Owner neglect
- Wear & tear
- Systemic
- Other
Volkswagen TRANSPORTER
509k MOT tests in age band · 82.9% pass rate
82.9%
Failure breakdown (public summary)
- Owner neglect
- Wear & tear
- Systemic
- Other
What a full Volkswagen GOLF report looks like
Vehicle age: 5–10 years old (registration era). Pass rate and category split above are live age-band aggregates; the sections below show the report layout subscribers unlock.
Pass rate
88.6%
Live age-band stat
Maintenance compliance
74 / 100
Mileage-normalised score
Defects per 1k miles
7.1
vs age-band 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