Volkswagen Multivan, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls
6,569 Volkswagen Multivans are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 87.3% of initial MOT tests, 15 points above the 72.3% UK average.
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Volkswagen Multivan at the MOT
87.3% of 2,361 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Multivan 84th of 575 models. Volkswagen Multivans aged 3 to 5 years passed 88.8% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 61.9%.
First-time pass rate, 2025
Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.
Pass rate by age at test
Volkswagen Multivan tests in 2025.
Where Multivans fail
Share of all failure items recorded on Volkswagen Multivan tests in 2025.
The items testers recorded most often were headlamp aim too high (8.7%), condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.3%) and washers not working (4%).
The MOT page lists every common Multivan MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.
What to look at on a viewing
The Multivan's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.
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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.24.9% of Multivan failure items
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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.16.4% of Multivan failure items
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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.14.7% of Multivan failure items
Volkswagen Multivans in the UK
6,569 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has grown 308% since the end of 2023.
- Change since 2023
- +308%from 1,612 licensed
- Typical year of first use
- 2024half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2024 or earlier
- First registered in 2025
- 2,405
- Declared off the road
- 1071.6% of those registered, under SORN
Licensed Volkswagen Multivans since 2022
Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.
Show the figures
| Date | Licensed |
|---|---|
| End of 2022 | 512 |
| End of 2023 | 1,612 |
| End of 2024 | 3,390 |
| End of 2025 | 5,681 |
| End of June 2026 | 6,569 |
How old they are
Licensed Volkswagen Multivans by year of first use.
- Licensed at the end of 2025
- First registered that year
Show the figures
| First used | Licensed, end 2025 | First registered that year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,307 | 2,405 |
| 2024 | 1,746 | 1,816 |
| 2023 | 1,124 | 1,169 |
| 2022 | 500 | 529 |
Multivan engines and fuel
1.4 litre engines made up 81% of Volkswagen Multivan MOT tests in 2025, followed by 2.5 litre at 7.6%. Plug-in hybrid accounts for 50% of licensed Multivans and diesel for 46%.
Engine size at MOT, 2025
Share of 2,359 initial MOT tests in 2025.
Fuel type, licensed Multivans
DfT licensing statistics, June 2026.
| Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 259 | 4% |
| Diesel | 3,027 | 46% |
| Plug-in hybrid | 3,283 | 50% |
Volkswagen Multivan recalls
2 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Volkswagen Multivan. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Multivan is affected.
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Apr 2023 R/2023/130
Certain vehicles have had a front passenger airbag unit fitted that does not fit the vehicle
Defect and remedy
- Remedy
- Replace the front passenger airbag.
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Jul 2022 R/2022/197
The clips for attachment of the curtain airbags may not have been correctly set
Defect and remedy
- Remedy
- Check to ensure the curtain airbag fasteners are correctly fitted. Cable routing is also checked and if necessary corrected.
Other Volkswagen models
The most-tested Volkswagen models in 2025, against the Multivan's 87.3% MOT pass rate.
- Volkswagen Golf
- Volkswagen Polo
- Volkswagen Transporter
- Volkswagen Tiguan
- Volkswagen Passat
- Volkswagen Caddy
Volkswagen Multivan FAQs
How many Volkswagen Multivans are there in the UK?
6,569 Volkswagen Multivans were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 107 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.
Is the Volkswagen Multivan 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 an 87.3% first-time pass rate for the Volkswagen Multivan across 2,361 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
Has the Volkswagen Multivan had any recalls?
2 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Volkswagen Multivan. The most recent was published in April 2023. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.
What should I check before buying a used Volkswagen Multivan?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, tyres and brakes. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.
How do I check a Volkswagen Multivan's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
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Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Volkswagen history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Volkswagen VIN check.
- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to October 2026. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.