Pass rate
79.9%
Around average — 0.3 pts behind the 80.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 2,220 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £27–£75
2014 Volkswagen Caravelle MOT pass rate
- 2014
- People carrier
- typical 82,463 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
21.3% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Part only £35–£75 for Suspension pin or bush excessively worn. What fitting it takes →
1.9 pts down across model years — 3.1% in 2000, 1.2% in 2021.
Which year to buy
- Best 2022 89.5% pass
- Avoid 2000 69.7% pass
Across the 23 years on record, a spread of 19.8 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 75.2%
- Typical mileage
- 82k mi
The 2014 Volkswagen Caravelle MOT pass rate is 79.9% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 21.3% of what testers record.
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How does the 2014 Volkswagen Caravelle compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 80.2%, so this figure is 0.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 75.2%. The median 2014 Volkswagen Caravelle in this dataset had covered 82,463 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 79.8% of the time, April–September 80.1%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 8.92% of tests.
- 2,220 recorded tests behind this page.
- 79.9% overall pass rate, 75.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Volkswagen Caravelle, the average is 77.2% — best year 2022 (89.5%), worst 2000 (69.7%).
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
- 2,220
- Typical mileage (median)
- 82,463 mi
- Make and model
- Volkswagen Caravelle
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Caravelle MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 68% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Caravelle
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 481 | 80.9% |
| South West | 430 | 79.5% |
| West Midlands | 208 | 82.2% |
| East of England | 205 | 78.5% |
| Wales | 183 | 76.0% |
| North West | 181 | 85.1% |
| East Midlands | 157 | 78.3% |
| Yorkshire | 156 | 84.0% |
| Scotland | 130 | 72.3% |
| North East | 54 | 72.2% |
| London | 35 | 88.6% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2014 Caravelle
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 2014 Caravelle
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 lights 8.9% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
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.
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Check the windscreen 5.2% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the coil springs 2.4% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
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 2014 Caravelle through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £27–£75 — and 51% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £27–£75
- Cheapest common item: anti-lock braking system warning lamp…
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 51%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 2,220 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 Caravelle, side by side
23 model years on record, from 2000 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 69.7% to 89.5% — a spread of 19.8 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 69.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2001 72.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2002 72.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2003 71.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2004 71.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2005 70.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 71.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 72.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 72.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 74.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 76.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 77.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 79.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 80.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 79.9%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 79.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2016 80.5% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2017 82.6% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2018 83.7% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2019 85.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2020 87.9% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2021 86.7% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2022 89.5% windscreen damaged but not…
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 2014 Volkswagen Caravelle 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 2014 people carriers with a similar record
- Mercedes-Benz Viano 79.7%
- Ford Tourneo Connect 78.9%
- Citroen Berlingo Multispace 78.4%
- Ford Tourneo 76.4%
Closest pass rates among 2014 people carriers with at least 200 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. Full rankings: best people carriers and worst people carriers.
The full DVSA record for the 2014 Volkswagen Caravelle 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 3,235 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 703 | 21.30% | 20.98% | +0.32 |
| Brakes | 691 | 20.90% | 20.89% | +0.01 |
| Tyres | 685 | 20.70% | 19.76% | +0.94 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 412 | 12.50% | 12.21% | +0.29 |
| Visibility | 230 | 7.00% | 4.97% | +2.03 |
| Non-component advisories | 149 | 4.50% | 4.18% | +0.32 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 123 | 3.70% | 5.52% | −1.82 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 106 | 3.20% | 5.57% | −2.37 |
| Steering | 79 | 2.40% | 2.57% | −0.17 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 57 | 1.70% | 1.76% | −0.06 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 8.9% | £5–20 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 5.2% | £80–200 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Major | 2.5% | £3–15 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 2.4% | £25–65 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.3% | £40–150 |
| Rear reflectors defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.0% | £5–25 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 1.7% | £18–45 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.4% | £45–95 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.3% | £5–20 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.2% | £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 | 18.1% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 12.5% | £40–150 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 7.8% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 7.2% | £45–110 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 4.4% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 3.5% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 82 | 87.8% | 18,574 mi |
| 30-60k | 461 | 83.5% | 46,615 mi |
| 60-90k | 753 | 79.9% | 74,776 mi |
| 90-120k | 591 | 78.2% | 103,848 mi |
| 120k+ | 333 | 76.0% | 148,611 mi |
Source: 2,220 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.
2014 Caravelle MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2014 Volkswagen Caravelle?
79.9% of the 2,220 2014 Volkswagen Caravelle tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 80.2% for cars first used in 2014. First-attempt pass rate: 75.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2014 Volkswagen Caravelle?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (8.92%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (5.23%), anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an abs fault (2.48%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2014 Volkswagen Caravelle MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 87.8% of the time, falling to 76.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2014 Volkswagen Caravelle in this dataset had covered 82,463 mi.
Does the season affect the 2014 Volkswagen Caravelle MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 79.8% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 80.1%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.