68.4%
Volkswagen Caddy pass rate
Used Volkswagen Caddy buying guide
In 2025, Volkswagen Caddy cars passed 68.4% of 148,620 initial MOT tests, 3.9 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Volkswagen Caddy MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−3.9
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the Caddy sits 377th of 575 models in the data. Volkswagen as a brand averaged 73.1%, so this model runs 4.6 points behind its own brand. Volkswagen Caddy cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 81% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 61.6%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Volkswagen Caddy MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Caddy compares with similar cars.
Caddy fuel types
Diesel made up 97.4% of Volkswagen Caddy MOT tests in 2025, against 39.3% across all models in this data. Almost every used example you look at will be a diesel.
Where the Caddy fails its MOT
Where Volkswagen Caddy cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (11%), tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.4%) and coil spring fractured or broken (3.7%). See every common Caddy MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Volkswagen Caddy that failed, not a claim that every Caddy has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Caddy?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 29.2% of Caddy failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 19% of Caddy failure items.
3
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 14.6% of Caddy failure items.
4
Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear. 12.6% of Caddy failure items.
5
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 9.1% of Caddy failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
Caddy vs similar cars
Head-to-head comparisons on the same 2025 DVSA data.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Volkswagen Caddy failures cluster around suspension and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Volkswagen models
The most-tested Volkswagen models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Caddy.
- Used Volkswagen Golf 75.1% MOT pass rate
- Used Volkswagen Polo 67.4% MOT pass rate
- Used Volkswagen Transporter 68.3% MOT pass rate
- Used Volkswagen Tiguan 81.4% MOT pass rate
- Used Volkswagen Passat 71.5% MOT pass rate
- Used Volkswagen Up 79.7% MOT pass rate
See all 31 Volkswagen models ranked by MOT pass rate.
Used Volkswagen Caddy FAQs
Is the Volkswagen Caddy reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 68.4% first-time pass rate for the Volkswagen Caddy across 148,620 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Volkswagen Caddy cars fail their MOT more often?
Volkswagen Caddy cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 81% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 61.6%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used Volkswagen Caddy?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: suspension, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Volkswagen Caddy's history?
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MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.