Volkswagen Tporter MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Volkswagen Tporter MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Volkswagen Tporter passed on its first attempt in 87.5%, and its overall record sits +7.7 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Volkswagen Tporter in the 2023–2025 data: 364 tests across 3 model years (2014–2022). 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 Tporter MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Volkswagen Tporter, the Tyres 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 Tporter's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Volkswagen Tporter DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Volkswagen Tporter, each with how many of the model's 364 tests it was noted on.

• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 12 Volkswagen Tporter tests, 3.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 9 Volkswagen Tporter tests, 2.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 7 Volkswagen Tporter tests, 1.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 4 Volkswagen Tporter tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 4 Volkswagen Tporter tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 3 Volkswagen Tporter tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Volkswagen Tporter Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Volkswagen Tporter model year on record is 2022 (96.6% across 87 tests), and the weakest is 2014 (85.8%). The gap between them is 10.8 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Volkswagen Tporter reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 5.4 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 Tporter Owners

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

• 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.

• the lights — “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.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Volkswagen Tporter MOT & Reliability