Pass rate, all models
81.2% Around average
10,676,250 tests across 85 models, 2000–2024.
Volkswagen MOT pass rates
Volkswagen MOT pass rates, ranked across 85 models and 10,676,250 DVSA MOT tests between 2000 and 2024, from the T-Roc United (94.9%) to the Fox (70.8%). The tables below compare every model with enough tests to rank, list the most-tested models, and link to each model's own pass-rate and fault pages.
How Volkswagen models compare on the MOT
The spread across Volkswagen models is wide — 94.9% for the T-Roc United at the top and 70.8% for the Fox at the bottom, a 24.1-point gap across 2,698 and 104,121 recorded tests respectively. Most Volkswagen models sit much closer to the middle (around 86.4%, on 791,740 tests for the Tiguan). The best and worst are both real DVSA results, not opinions: the pass rate is the share of every completed MOT test for that model that ended in a pass.
Every figure above is drawn from the DVSA's class-4 MOT records for the 2000–2024 data years: 10,676,250 tests across 85 Volkswagen models. A pass rate counts every completed test — first attempt and retests — so the figures above include a van or motorhome being tested twice in one year. The first-time pass figures on each model page are lower as a result. See the methodology page for exactly how each rate is calculated and how the DVSA source data is filtered.
Best model
T-Roc United94.9%
Worst model
Fox70.8%
All Volkswagen models ranked by pass rate
| Model | Pass rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| T-Roc United | 94.9% | 2,698 |
| Multivan People carrier 3 variants | 94.5% | 3,278 |
| T-Roc R | 94.3% | 4,321 |
| E-Up | 94.1% | 4,165 |
| Polo United | 93.4% | 4,663 |
| T-Roc 3 variants | 93.3% | 224,279 |
| T-Cross United | 92.4% | 2,310 |
| ID3 Family | 92.2% | 10,227 |
| Touareg V6 | 92.2% | 8,995 |
| California Ocean Motorhome | 92.1% | 4,251 |
| ID3 6 variants | 91.9% | 34,425 |
| ID4 5 variants | 91.8% | 17,591 |
| Golf R 2 variants | 91.8% | 4,718 |
| ID5 5 variants | 91.8% | 2,896 |
| ID3 Tour | 91.8% | 2,278 |
| T-Cross | 91.4% | 69,702 |
| Taigo 3 variants | 91.1% | 6,083 |
| E-Golf | 89.3% | 21,380 |
| Arteon 2 variants | 89.2% | 25,196 |
| Tiguan Aspace 2 variants | 88.8% | 2,179 |
| Caddy Maxi Van 5 variants | 88.2% | 5,094 |
| Tiguan Allspace 2 variants | 87.5% | 10,346 |
| Up 3 variants | 87.0% | 416,420 |
| Tiguan 4 variants | 86.4% | 791,740 |
| California Motorhome | 85.4% | 28,305 |
| Amarok | 83.6% | 69,902 |
| Sharan 2 variants | 83.1% | 126,447 |
| Touareg | 82.3% | 121,838 |
| Golf 7 variants | 82.1% | 3,105,148 |
| Phaeton | 82.0% | 3,007 |
| Cc | 80.7% | 50,350 |
| Passat 2 variants | 80.2% | 689,671 |
| Crafter Van 5 variants | 79.7% | 25,501 |
| Caddy Van 7 variants | 79.2% | 535,307 |
| Scirocco 2 variants | 79.0% | 168,457 |
| Transporter Van 20 variants | 78.9% | 1,025,245 |
| Polo 5 variants | 78.3% | 2,279,964 |
| Touran 2 variants | 78.2% | 272,345 |
| Motorhome / Campervan Motorhome 5 variants | 78.1% | 2,405 |
| Caravelle People carrier | 77.2% | 52,713 |
| Jetta | 76.4% | 49,204 |
| Eos | 75.6% | 46,785 |
| Bora | 74.0% | 20,051 |
| Lupo | 73.8% | 21,292 |
| Beetle 2 variants | 72.2% | 167,030 |
| Lt 2 variants | 70.9% | 7,170 |
| Fox | 70.8% | 104,121 |
Ranked by aggregate pass rate across all years, for the 47 models with at least 2,000 tests — the 38 smaller Volkswagen models are listed below, unranked.
Other Volkswagen models
Fewer than 2,000 tests each, so they are not ranked — every model still has its own pass-rate page.
- Move Up87.8%
- Polo United Evo93.0%
- Golf Clubsport94.1%
- ID.391.6%
- Tiguan R91.3%
- ID4 Family90.3%
- Amarok Aventura V688.6%
- High Up87.2%
- Tr-Porter80.1%
- Arteon R87.9%
- California Coast93.3%
- Amarok Avent92.0%
- Up Beats95.6%
- T-Porter80.3%
- Grand California96.9%
- Transporter Shuttle85.1%
- Abt Etransporter94.7%
- Up White93.7%
- ID4 City92.4%
- California Beach91.9%
- Shuttle71.2%
- ID4 Gtx88.5%
- Caravelle Exec83.3%
- Tporter88.7%
- Id Buzz94.7%
- Jerba88.2%
- ID3 City88.7%
- Golf SV93.6%
- Tiguan Aspace Elegnce92.5%
- ID5 Gtx88.8%
- Caddy California95.7%
- Camper Van69.5%
- Multivan Energetic95.8%
- California Beach Tour84.0%
- Touareg V6 R88.9%
- Urban Fox69.2%
- ID796.6%
- T279.3%
Most-tested Volkswagen models
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Reading the numbers
A pass rate covers every completed test recorded for that model and year, including retests. First-attempt figures are lower. See how we calculate.