Volkswagen MOT pass rates by model
Across 2,960,651 MOT tests in 2025, 72.3% of Volkswagen cars passed first time. For all cars it was 71.5%.
Pass rates fall as cars get older, so compare models at the same age. The columns below split each model by age at the test.
| Model | Tests | All ages | 3–5 years | 6–10 years | 11 years and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golf | 854,858 | 74.6% | 89.7% | 83.8% | 64.0% |
| Polo | 612,991 | 66.7% | 85.5% | 73.7% | 55.9% |
| Transporter | 310,396 | 67.7% | 80.8% | 74.5% | 60.2% |
| Tiguan | 239,604 | 80.9% | 88.8% | 82.1% | 66.2% |
| Passat | 173,713 | 71.3% | 87.8% | 79.0% | 63.3% |
| Caddy | 144,302 | 68.0% | 81.0% | 71.4% | 61.6% |
| up! | 125,409 | 79.3% | 89.8% | 79.9% | 75.4% |
| T-Roc | 78,054 | 90.5% | 91.2% | 88.9% | – |
| Touran | 67,918 | 67.8% | 88.1% | 78.0% | 60.9% |
| Scirocco | 45,860 | 68.4% | – | 76.6% | 63.1% |
| Beetle | 40,520 | 59.1% | – | 70.5% | 55.4% |
| Touareg | 36,004 | 77.0% | 89.5% | 78.5% | 70.2% |
| Sharan | 35,005 | 75.7% | 85.5% | 80.2% | 63.2% |
| T-Cross | 25,082 | 87.7% | 88.0% | 80.8% | – |
| Fox | 23,316 | 50.7% | – | – | 50.7% |
| Amarok | 19,690 | 75.4% | 84.4% | 75.6% | 68.2% |
| Caravelle | 18,134 | 64.9% | 80.6% | 72.8% | 60.1% |
| ID.3 | 17,481 | 89.5% | 89.4% | – | – |
| CC | 13,377 | 71.5% | – | 73.7% | 69.3% |
| Jetta | 11,389 | 64.8% | – | 72.4% | 62.5% |
| Eos | 10,826 | 63.2% | – | 78.1% | 62.7% |
| California | 10,390 | 80.7% | 87.4% | 80.6% | 73.9% |
| Arteon | 8,162 | 86.3% | 86.8% | 85.5% | – |
| Crafter | 8,031 | 70.8% | 83.5% | 73.1% | 64.0% |
| e-Golf | 6,568 | 85.7% | 86.3% | 82.9% | – |
| ID.4 | 6,128 | 88.7% | 88.7% | – | – |
| Lupo | 5,137 | 59.8% | – | – | 59.8% |
| Bora | 4,358 | 60.7% | – | – | 60.8% |
| LT | 2,486 | 55.1% | – | – | 54.7% |
| e-up! | 1,704 | 91.5% | 91.4% | – | – |
| Taigo | 1,208 | 88.3% | 88.3% | – | – |
| Corrado | 1,189 | 73.2% | – | – | 73.1% |
| Phaeton | 754 | 75.6% | – | – | 74.9% |
| Move | 607 | 80.7% | – | 80.0% | 81.1% |
| All cars | 31,590,883 | 71.5% | 86.1% | 76.1% | 61.3% |
First-time pass rate on normal MOT tests of cars aged three and over. Models with fewer than 500 tests aren’t listed. “–” means too few tests at that age.
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data for 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Our own analysis; not produced or endorsed by DVSA.