Volkswagen Move Up MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Volkswagen Move Up MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Volkswagen Move Up passed on its first attempt in 86.4%, and its overall record sits +6.8 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Volkswagen Move Up in the 2023–2025 data: 1,973 tests across 2 model years (2013–2014). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Volkswagen Move Up MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Volkswagen Move Up, the Visibility section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Volkswagen Move Up's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Volkswagen Move Up DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Volkswagen Move Up, each with how many of the model's 1,973 tests it was noted on.

• "Service brake performance excessively binding" (Major) — noted on about 29 Volkswagen Move Up tests, 1.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too low" (Rectified) — noted on about 27 Volkswagen Move Up tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 26 Volkswagen Move Up tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 18 Volkswagen Move Up tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits" (Major) — noted on about 17 Volkswagen Move Up tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 16 Volkswagen Move Up tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Volkswagen Move Up Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Volkswagen Move Up model year on record is 2013 (89.2% across 658 tests), and the weakest is 2014 (87.1%). The gap between them is 2.1 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Volkswagen Move Up Owners

These checks follow this Volkswagen Move Up's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Volkswagen Move Up.

• the lights — “headlamp aim too low”

  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.

• the windscreen — “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.

• the tyre tread — “tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”

  Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Volkswagen Move Up. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Volkswagen Move Up MOT & Reliability