Volkswagen Up Beats MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

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

The Volkswagen Up Beats passed on its first attempt in 95.4%, and its overall record sits +14.6 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Volkswagen Up Beats in the 2023–2025 data: 702 tests across 3 model years (2020–2022). 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 Up Beats MOT Problems by Failure Category

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

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

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Volkswagen Up Beats, each with how many of the model's 702 tests it was noted on.

• "Headlamp aim too low" (Rectified) — noted on about 8 Volkswagen Up Beats tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 8 Volkswagen Up Beats tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 6 Volkswagen Up Beats tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure" (Major) — noted on about 5 Volkswagen Up Beats tests, 0.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Rectified) — noted on about 4 Volkswagen Up Beats tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp not working on dipped beam" (Major) — noted on about 4 Volkswagen Up Beats tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Volkswagen Up Beats Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Volkswagen Up Beats model year on record is 2021 (96.7% across 275 tests), and the weakest is 2022 (94.4%). The gap between them is 2.3 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 Up Beats Owners

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

• 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 wipers and washers — “wipers blade defective”

  Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.

• 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.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Volkswagen Up Beats MOT & Reliability