Pass rate
90.1%
Above average — 4.7 pts behind the 94.8% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 71 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £38–£100
2023 Volkswagen Arteon MOT pass rate
- 2023
- typical 24,183 mi
Only 71 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Tyres
44.8% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tread depth below 1.6 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2021 90.2% pass
- Avoid 2018 88.7% pass
Across the 7 years on record, a spread of 1.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 89.2%
- Typical mileage
- 24k mi
The 2023 Volkswagen Arteon MOT pass rate is 90.1% of its MOT tests — 4.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 44.8% of what testers record.
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MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Volkswagen Arteon does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 2.3× the national share
Tyres make up 44.8% of everything recorded on the 2023 Volkswagen Arteon, against 19.8% nationally — 25.0 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 94.8%; this one manages 90.1% — 4.7 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 0% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2023 Volkswagen Arteon compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 94.8%, so this figure is 4.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 89.2%. The median 2023 Volkswagen Arteon in this dataset had covered 24,183 mi.
55% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Petrol, which passed 89.7% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 89.5% of the time, April–September 90.9%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick", noted on 1.41% of tests.
- 71 recorded tests behind this page.
- 90.1% overall pass rate, 89.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Volkswagen Arteon, the average is 89.2% — best year 2021 (90.2%), worst 2018 (88.7%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 71
- Typical mileage (median)
- 24,183 mi
- Make and model
- Volkswagen Arteon
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Brake Pads Set
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Arteon MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 81% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (55% of tests).
What fails a 2023 Arteon
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2023 Arteon
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the brakes 1.4% of tests
“brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 1.4% of tests
“catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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Check the lights 1.4% of tests
“headlamp aim too far to the right”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2023 Arteon through its MOT
Across the 8 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £38–£100 — and 0% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 8 common items
- £38–£100
- Cheapest common item: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- £18–£45
- Dearest common item: catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd…
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 75%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 0%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 71 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Arteon, side by side
7 model years on record, from 2017 to 2023. Across them the pass rate runs from 88.7% to 90.2% — a spread of 1.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2017 90.1% shock absorbers has a serious…
- 2018 88.7% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2019 89.2% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2020 89.0% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2021 90.2% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2022 89.9% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2023 90.1%brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2023 Volkswagen Arteon with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2023 cars with a similar record
- Tesla Model Y 92.9%
- Polestar Polestar 94.6%
- Kia Niro 95.5%
- Toyota Corolla 95.7%
- Mercedes-Benz Eqe 96.5%
- Ford Puma 96.5%
Closest pass rates among 2023 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2023 Volkswagen Arteon 8 failure items · 6 advisories · 6 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 29 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 13 | 44.80% | 19.76% | +25.04 |
| Brakes | 8 | 27.60% | 20.89% | +6.71 |
| Suspension | 4 | 13.80% | 20.98% | −7.18 |
| Non-component advisories | 2 | 6.90% | 4.18% | +2.72 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1 | 3.40% | 12.21% | −8.81 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1 | 3.40% | 5.52% | −2.12 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.4% | £18–45 |
| Brake pads worn down to wear indicator Brakes | Major | 1.4% | £18–45 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.4% | £60–250 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 1.4% | £45–95 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.4% | £45–95 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 1.4% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim too far to the right Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.4% | £30–80 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.4% | £45–95 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 8.4% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 5.6% | £18–45 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 5.6% | £30–75 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 1.4% | £45–110 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 1.4% | £45–110 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 1.4% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 49 | 89.8% | 18,680 mi |
| 30-60k | 19 | 89.5% | 43,414 mi |
| 60-90k | 2 | 100.0% | 76,636 mi |
| 90-120k | 1 | 100.0% | 94,689 mi |
Source: 71 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2023 Arteon MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2023 Volkswagen Arteon?
90.1% of the 71 2023 Volkswagen Arteon tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 94.8% for cars first used in 2023. First-attempt pass rate: 89.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2023 Volkswagen Arteon?
The three most recorded items are brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (1.41%), brake pads worn down to wear indicator (1.41%), catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (1.41%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2023 Volkswagen Arteon MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 89.8% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2023 Volkswagen Arteon in this dataset had covered 24,183 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2023 Volkswagen Arteon?
Petrol: 89.7% pass rate across 39 tests. Diesel: 90.6% pass rate across 32 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2023 Volkswagen Arteon MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 89.5% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 90.9%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.