59.8%
Volkswagen Lupo
Volkswagen Lupo MOT pass rate and common problems
The Volkswagen Lupo passed 59.8% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 12.5 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Lupo 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 Lupo runs 13.3 points behind the Volkswagen average. It is 28th of the 31 Volkswagen models in the data. The average Lupo arrived at its test 22.8 years old with 88,868 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.
Lupo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 years and over | 5,137 | 59.8% | 12.5 pts below |
Every Volkswagen Lupo tested in 2025 was aged 11 years and over, so there is no other age group to compare with. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Lupo failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Volkswagen Lupo cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension together account for 40.9% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Lupo MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Volkswagen Lupo cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 31.5% of everything testers recorded against failed Volkswagen Lupo cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Lupo
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect, position lamp not working and stop lamp not working. 10.1% of failure items.
2
Body, chassis, structure
Recorded most often: exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases and joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. 6.6% of failure items.
3
Noise, emissions and leaks
Recorded most often: catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits and malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction. 6.4% of failure items.
4
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 3.4% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Lupo has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Volkswagen Lupo buying guide.
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Volkswagen Lupo MOT FAQs
What is the Volkswagen Lupo MOT pass rate?
59.8% of Volkswagen Lupo cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 5,137 tests. That is 12.5 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 495th of 575 models.
What does a Volkswagen Lupo most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Volkswagen Lupo cars failing their 2025 MOT was headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect, on 5% of failure items. Next were wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4%) and catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (3.4%).
Which area causes the most Volkswagen Lupo MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 25.3%, followed by suspension at 15.6%.
Does this mean every Volkswagen Lupo has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Volkswagen Lupo 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 Lupo'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.