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Volkswagen Motor Caravan common MOT failures and failure rate

What a Volkswagen Motor Caravan fails its MOT on most often, from real DVSA test data, and the part that resolves each item.

Based on 515 MOT tests in a recent DVSA sample.

What it fails on, and the fix

Lamps & electrical47.2% of failures
Suspension34.4% of failures
Brakes33.7% of failures
Visibility/wipers30.1% of failures
Exhaust & emissions12.3% of failures
Other11.7% of failures
Usually bodywork or inspection, not a single bolt-on part.

About 31.7% of MOT tests recorded on the Volkswagen Motor Caravan in this DVSA sample end in a failure. The pattern is consistent: the same handful of items account for most of them.

Its most common failure is lamps & electrical, which makes up 47.2% of the Volkswagen Motor Caravan's failures, followed by lamps & electrical, suspension, brakes, visibility/wipers. Each item below links to the part that resolves it. Confirm the exact fitment against your registration or VIN before buying, and have safety-critical work done by a competent mechanic.

Other models

Volkswagen Golf MOT failures19.3% failure rateVolkswagen Polo MOT failures22.7% failure rateVolkswagen Transporter MOT failures26.6% failure rateFord Fiesta MOT failures22.8% failure rate

Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain