Volkswagen Beetle MOT pass rate by year
How the Volkswagen Beetle's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1984 to 2018, across the DVSA record.
What is the Volkswagen Beetle MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Volkswagen Beetle model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Volkswagen Beetle averages 28.2% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 67.9% | 32.1% | 1,522 |
| 1985 | 72.3% | 27.7% | 1,474 |
| 1989 | 71.2% | 28.8% | 1,293 |
| 1990 | 70.8% | 29.2% | 1,614 |
| 1991 | 71.1% | 28.9% | 1,424 |
| 1992 | 70.2% | 29.8% | 1,023 |
| 1997 | 69.1% | 30.9% | 1,659 |
| 1998 | 68.7% | 31.3% | 2,224 |
| 1999 | 68.7% | 31.3% | 9,222 |
| 2000 | 67.8% | 32.2% | 169,530 |
| 2001 | 69.7% | 30.3% | 174,625 |
| 2002 | 71.0% | 29.0% | 145,218 |
| 2003 | 70.8% | 29.2% | 182,665 |
| 2004 | 70.7% | 29.3% | 187,268 |
| 2005 | 72.4% | 27.6% | 135,660 |
| 2006 | 72.4% | 27.6% | 102,564 |
| 2007 | 71.7% | 28.3% | 81,330 |
| 2008 | 72.4% | 27.6% | 58,595 |
| 2009 | 72.7% | 27.3% | 38,669 |
| 2010 | 74.4% | 25.6% | 40,430 |
| 2011 | 75.3% | 24.7% | 11,865 |
| 2012 | 78.3% | 21.7% | 33,472 |
| 2013 | 79.0% | 21.0% | 60,448 |
| 2014 | 79.3% | 20.7% | 44,609 |
| 2015 | 80.3% | 19.7% | 35,562 |
| 2016 | 80.9% | 19.1% | 21,749 |
| 2017 | 82.7% | 17.3% | 12,656 |
| 2018 | 85.2% | 14.8% | 6,296 |
Does age change how often a Volkswagen Beetle fails?
Older Volkswagen Beetles fail more often, as expected. The 1984 cars fail 32.1% of tests against 14.8% for the 2018. Across every year the model averages 28.2%. The 2000 is the weakest year at 32.2%, and the 2018 the strongest at 14.8%.
More on the Volkswagen Beetle
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Volkswagen Beetle: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them |
| All Volkswagen models compared by MOT failure rate |
| MOT failure rates across Britain |
Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain