MOT pass rates · 2025 data

Volkswagen MOT pass rates by model

Volkswagen cars passed 77.46% of their 3,055,789 initial MOT tests in 2025, in line with the 77.3% average across all cars. Across the 34 Volkswagen models with enough tests to report, results range from 96% (Multivan) down to 59.95% (FOX).

77.46% Pass rate

3,055,789 Tests in 2025

34 Models covered

11.2 Avg age at test

Every Volkswagen model, ranked by pass rate

Model	Pass rate	Tests	Avg miles
Multivan	96%	1,549	49,127
E-UP	93.59%	2,498	18,931
T-ROC	92.71%	91,226	38,284
ID5	90.7%	2,474	31,390
ID3	90.64%	25,972	33,168
T-Cross	90.1%	29,558	30,348
Taigo	90.08%	5,264	24,294
ID4	89.82%	10,358	43,531
Arteon	87.96%	8,280	54,606
E-Golf	87.56%	6,568	41,045
UP	84.36%	126,793	51,086
California	84.02%	11,190	52,726
Tiguan	83.85%	250,531	68,460
Touareg	80.52%	36,442	94,987
Sharan	80.48%	34,546	114,649
Amarok	79.61%	18,732	103,075
Golf	79.21%	871,343	89,037
Crafter	76.02%	8,195	112,381
Unclassified	76.01%	2,464	82,184
Passat	75.9%	174,142	124,457
CC	75.47%	13,377	111,256
Caddy	74.05%	146,697	113,546
Touran	73.22%	67,930	109,624
Scirocco	73.19%	45,851	97,634
Polo	73.12%	630,674	67,881
Transporter	72.88%	317,307	114,791
Jetta	70.53%	11,391	113,589
Caravelle	69%	17,808	127,262
Bora	68.72%	4,358	140,210
EOS	67.98%	10,826	95,836
Lupo	67.06%	5,133	88,495
Beetle	64.47%	40,517	82,288
LT	62.81%	2,479	147,130
FOX	59.95%	23,316	80,449

Checking a specific Volkswagen

Model averages are a starting point. For the car you are actually looking at, run its registration through a free MOT history check, or a full car history check for finance, write-off, stolen and mileage records the MOT does not cover. There is also a dedicated Volkswagen history check page.

Figures aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025, class 4 initial tests only, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.