Volkswagen Transporter MOT pass rate by year
How the Volkswagen Transporter's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1980 to 2023, across the DVSA record.
What is the Volkswagen Transporter MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Volkswagen Transporter 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 Transporter averages 26.6% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 62.3% | 37.7% | 5,449 |
| 1981 | 62.5% | 37.5% | 9,675 |
| 1982 | 63.5% | 36.5% | 12,520 |
| 1983 | 63.6% | 36.4% | 16,544 |
| 1984 | 64.7% | 35.3% | 22,666 |
| 1985 | 65.8% | 34.2% | 23,487 |
| 1986 | 67.0% | 33.0% | 30,772 |
| 1987 | 67.5% | 32.5% | 26,111 |
| 1988 | 68.6% | 31.4% | 33,849 |
| 1989 | 69.0% | 31.0% | 44,963 |
| 1990 | 70.1% | 29.9% | 42,797 |
| 1991 | 68.6% | 31.4% | 30,053 |
| 1992 | 66.3% | 33.7% | 42,364 |
| 1993 | 65.4% | 34.6% | 45,243 |
| 1994 | 66.2% | 33.8% | 73,136 |
| 1995 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 81,617 |
| 1996 | 66.1% | 33.9% | 104,248 |
| 1997 | 66.2% | 33.8% | 126,215 |
| 1998 | 66.9% | 33.1% | 143,207 |
| 1999 | 67.6% | 32.4% | 149,049 |
| 2000 | 67.8% | 32.2% | 165,014 |
| 2001 | 68.4% | 31.6% | 219,643 |
| 2002 | 69.2% | 30.8% | 209,945 |
| 2003 | 69.8% | 30.2% | 219,301 |
| 2004 | 69.6% | 30.4% | 272,044 |
| 2005 | 70.5% | 29.5% | 281,132 |
| 2006 | 71.0% | 29.0% | 300,149 |
| 2007 | 71.5% | 28.5% | 335,081 |
| 2008 | 72.7% | 27.3% | 291,491 |
| 2009 | 73.5% | 26.5% | 190,603 |
| 2010 | 76.2% | 23.8% | 202,501 |
| 2011 | 77.5% | 22.5% | 209,072 |
| 2012 | 77.7% | 22.3% | 196,997 |
| 2013 | 79.1% | 20.9% | 206,004 |
| 2014 | 79.4% | 20.6% | 205,556 |
| 2015 | 80.5% | 19.5% | 207,820 |
| 2016 | 82.2% | 17.8% | 199,428 |
| 2017 | 82.6% | 17.4% | 183,614 |
| 2018 | 83.0% | 17.0% | 154,853 |
| 2019 | 83.7% | 16.3% | 118,157 |
| 2020 | 84.2% | 15.8% | 69,680 |
| 2021 | 84.1% | 15.9% | 66,799 |
| 2022 | 85.1% | 14.9% | 27,792 |
| 2023 | 85.8% | 14.2% | 8,213 |
Does age change how often a Volkswagen Transporter fails?
Older Volkswagen Transporters fail more often, as expected. The 1980 cars fail 37.7% of tests against 14.2% for the 2023. Across every year the model averages 26.6%. The 1980 is the weakest year at 37.7%, and the 2023 the strongest at 14.2%.
More on the Volkswagen Transporter
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
|---|
| Volkswagen Transporter: 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