55.1%
Volkswagen Lt
Volkswagen Lt MOT pass rate and common problems
The Volkswagen Lt passed 55.1% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 17.2 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Lt compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
73.1%
Volkswagen average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Lt runs 18 points behind the Volkswagen average. It is 30th of the 31 Volkswagen models in the data. The average Lt arrived at its test 24 years old with 147,726 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Lt MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 to 10 years (small sample) | 2 | 50% | 22.3 pts below |
| 11 years and over | 2,486 | 55.1% | 17.2 pts below |
Too few tests fall into some age groups to compare them reliably. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Lt failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Volkswagen Lt cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes together account for 60.7% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Lt MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Volkswagen Lt cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 30.5% of everything testers recorded against failed Volkswagen Lt cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Lt
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: headlamp not working on main beam, position lamp not working, headlamp not working on dipped beam and stop lamp not working. 12.1% of failure items.
2
Brakes
Recorded most often: rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements, service brake performance efficiency below requirements, service brake performance excessively binding and rigid brake pipes excessively corroded. 12% of failure items.
3
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 3.3% of failure items.
4
Suspension
Recorded most often: component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength. 3.2% of failure items.
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Volkswagen Lt MOT FAQs
What is the Volkswagen Lt MOT pass rate?
55.1% of Volkswagen Lt cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 2,488 tests. That is 17.2 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 538th of 575 models.
What does a Volkswagen Lt most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Volkswagen Lt cars failing their 2025 MOT was rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements, on 4.6% of failure items. Next were headlamp not working on main beam (3.5%) and position lamp not working (3.5%).
Which area causes the most Volkswagen Lt MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 32.3%, followed by brakes at 28.4%.
Does this mean every Volkswagen Lt has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Volkswagen Lt that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Volkswagen Lt's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.