Volkswagen Multivan MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Volkswagen Multivan MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Volkswagen Multivan passed on its first attempt in 94.4%, and its overall record sits +13.5 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Volkswagen Multivan in the 2023–2025 data: 3,278 tests across 6 model years (2000–2024). 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 Multivan MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Volkswagen Multivan, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 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 Multivan's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Volkswagen Multivan DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Volkswagen Multivan, each with how many of the model's 3,278 tests it was noted on.

• "Headlamp aim too high" (Rectified) — noted on about 75 Volkswagen Multivan tests, 2.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 30 Volkswagen Multivan tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 21 Volkswagen Multivan tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Washers not working" (Rectified) — noted on about 19 Volkswagen Multivan tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp indicates a fault" (Major) — noted on about 18 Volkswagen Multivan tests, 0.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative" (Rectified) — noted on about 17 Volkswagen Multivan tests, 0.5% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Volkswagen Multivan Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Volkswagen Multivan model year on record is 2024 (98.1% across 635 tests), and the weakest is 2002 (67.3%). The gap between them is 30.8 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Volkswagen Multivan reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 6.4 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Volkswagen Multivan Owners

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

• the lights — “headlamp aim too high”

  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 Multivan. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Volkswagen Multivan MOT & Reliability