Pass rate
80.1%
Around average — 0.1 pts behind the 80.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 12,571 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £44–£117
2014 Volkswagen Cc MOT pass rate
- 2014
- typical 97,773 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
33.2% 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 — 7.4% in 2012, 5.5% in 2016.
Which year to buy
- Best 2016 85.2% pass
- Avoid 2011 76.1% pass
Across the 9 years on record, a spread of 9.1 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 75.6%
- Typical mileage
- 98k mi
The 2014 Volkswagen Cc MOT pass rate is 80.1% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 33.2% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Volkswagen Cc does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Suspension: 1.6× the national share
Suspension accounts for 33.2% of everything recorded on the 2014 Volkswagen Cc, against 21.0% nationally — 12.2 points above. Ask for the front and rear suspension to be checked on a ramp before you buy — worn bushes and broken springs are cheap to look at and expensive to discover at test time.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 6% 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 2014 Volkswagen Cc compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 80.2%, so this figure is 0.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 75.6%. The median 2014 Volkswagen Cc in this dataset had covered 97,773 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 98% of tests, with a 80.0% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 80.1% of the time, April–September 80.1%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn", noted on 3.23% of tests.
- 12,571 recorded tests behind this page.
- 80.1% overall pass rate, 75.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Volkswagen Cc, the average is 80.7% — best year 2016 (85.2%), worst 2011 (76.1%).
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
- 12,571
- Typical mileage (median)
- 97,773 mi
- Make and model
- Volkswagen Cc
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Suspension Component
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Cc MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 71% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (98% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Cc
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| North West | 2,008 | 79.9% |
| Yorkshire | 1,562 | 80.7% |
| South East | 1,530 | 81.2% |
| West Midlands | 1,438 | 83.0% |
| Scotland | 1,378 | 75.0% |
| East Midlands | 1,251 | 80.9% |
| East of England | 1,249 | 81.8% |
| South West | 805 | 76.6% |
| North East | 676 | 80.3% |
| Wales | 544 | 77.8% |
| London | 130 | 90.8% |
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 Cc
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 Cc
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 suspension joints 3.2% of tests
“pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the coil springs 3.2% 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.
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Check the windscreen 2.4% 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.
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 Cc through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £44–£117 — and 6% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £44–£117
- Cheapest common item: wipers does not clear the windscreen…
- £8–£22
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 6%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 12,571 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 Cc, side by side
9 model years on record, from 2009 to 2017. Across them the pass rate runs from 76.1% to 85.2% — a spread of 9.1 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2009 77.2% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2010 78.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 76.1% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2012 79.8% pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2013 79.2% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2014 80.1%pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2015 81.4% pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2016 85.2% pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2017 84.7% pins and bushes pin or bush…
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 Cc 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 cars with a similar record
- Fiat Panda 80.1%
- Mazda Cx-5 80.1%
- SEAT Toledo 80.2%
- Subaru Forester 79.9%
- Kia Sportage 80.3%
- SEAT Alhambra 80.3%
Closest pass rates among 2014 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 2014 Volkswagen Cc 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 19,202 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 | 6,480 | 33.20% | 20.98% | +12.22 |
| Tyres | 4,955 | 25.40% | 19.76% | +5.64 |
| Brakes | 3,569 | 18.30% | 20.89% | −2.59 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1,293 | 6.60% | 12.21% | −5.61 |
| Visibility | 906 | 4.60% | 4.97% | −0.37 |
| Non-component advisories | 648 | 3.30% | 4.18% | −0.88 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 465 | 2.40% | 5.52% | −3.12 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 400 | 2.10% | 5.57% | −3.47 |
| Road Wheels | 259 | 1.30% | 0.75% | +0.55 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 227 | 1.20% | 1.76% | −0.56 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.2% | £40–150 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 3.2% | £25–65 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 2.4% | £80–200 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.9% | £45–95 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 1.8% | £45–95 |
| Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Major | 1.4% | £35–85 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 1.3% | £80–250 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Major | 1.2% | £30–75 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.2% | £45–95 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 1.0% | £8–22 |
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 | 21.1% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 15.2% | £40–150 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 12.6% | £45–110 |
| Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 10.5% | £35–85 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 7.9% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 4.5% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 89 | 83.1% | 24,012 mi |
| 30-60k | 1,324 | 82.8% | 49,898 mi |
| 60-90k | 3,721 | 80.5% | 76,107 mi |
| 90-120k | 3,778 | 79.4% | 103,858 mi |
| 120k+ | 3,643 | 79.4% | 153,228 mi |
Source: 12,571 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 Cc MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2014 Volkswagen Cc?
80.1% of the 12,571 2014 Volkswagen Cc tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 80.2% for cars first used in 2014. First-attempt pass rate: 75.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2014 Volkswagen Cc?
The three most recorded items are pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (3.23%), coil spring fractured or broken (3.18%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (2.35%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2014 Volkswagen Cc MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 83.1% of the time, falling to 79.4% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2014 Volkswagen Cc in this dataset had covered 97,773 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2014 Volkswagen Cc?
Diesel: 80.0% pass rate across 12,331 tests. Petrol: 83.8% pass rate across 240 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2014 Volkswagen Cc MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 80.1% 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.