Pass rate
69.2%
Below average — 6.7 pts behind the 75.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 65 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £34–£101
2011 Volkswagen Urban Fox MOT pass rate
- 2011
- typical 82,712 mi
Only 65 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Suspension
19.1% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Part only £40–£65 for Shock absorber leaking. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2011 69.2% pass · this year
- Avoid 2011 69.2% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 58.3%
- Typical mileage
- 83k mi
The 2011 Volkswagen Urban Fox MOT pass rate is 69.2% of its MOT tests — 6.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 19.1% of what testers record.
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Expert verdict
Falls short of its own age and mileage
Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 75.9%; this one manages 69.2% — 6.7 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 13% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
- Based on a small sample. 65 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2011 Volkswagen Urban Fox compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 75.9%, so this figure is 6.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 58.3%. The median 2011 Volkswagen Urban Fox in this dataset had covered 82,712 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases", noted on 9.23% of tests.
- 65 recorded tests behind this page.
- 69.2% overall pass rate, 58.3% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Volkswagen Urban Fox, the average is 69.2% — best year 2011 (69.2%), worst 2011 (69.2%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 65
- Typical mileage (median)
- 82,712 mi
- Make and model
- Volkswagen Urban Fox
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Exhaust
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Urban Fox MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 42% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2011 Urban Fox
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2011 Urban Fox
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 9.2% of tests
“exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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Check the shock absorbers 9.2% of tests
“shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak”
Press down hard on each corner of the car and let go. It should settle in one bounce; if it keeps rocking, or you can see oil weeping down a shock absorber, that is the fault a tester will find.
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Check the suspension joints 4.6% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2011 Urban Fox through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £34–£101 — and 13% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £34–£101
- Cheapest common item: individual direction indicators not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: catalyst emissions hydrocarbon content after…
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 13%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 65 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Compare the 2011 Volkswagen Urban Fox with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2011 cars with a similar record
- Chevrolet Aveo 69.2%
- Renault Grand Scenic 69.4%
- Renault Megane 69.5%
- Chevrolet Captiva 69.5%
- Renault Modus 69.8%
- Nissan Qashqai 68.6%
Closest pass rates among 2011 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2011 Volkswagen Urban Fox 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 153 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 30 | 19.10% | 20.98% | −1.88 |
| Tyres | 27 | 17.20% | 19.76% | −2.56 |
| Brakes | 25 | 15.90% | 20.89% | −4.99 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 22 | 14.00% | 12.21% | +1.79 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 16 | 10.20% | 5.57% | +4.63 |
| Visibility | 11 | 7.00% | 4.97% | +2.03 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 8 | 5.10% | 5.52% | −0.42 |
| Steering | 6 | 3.80% | 2.57% | +1.23 |
| Road Wheels | 5 | 3.20% | 0.75% | +2.45 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 3 | 1.90% | 1.76% | +0.14 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 9.2% | £45–120 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Major | 9.2% | £30–75 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 4.6% | £18–45 |
| Service brake performance efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 4.6% | £60–150 |
| Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 4.6% | £18–45 |
| Catalyst emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.1% | £60–250 |
| Emissions not tested unable to be completed Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.1% | £60–250 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.1% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.1% | £5–25 |
| Individual direction indicators not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.1% | £3–12 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 18.5% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 16.9% | £45–95 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 13.8% | £45–120 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 9.2% | £40–150 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 9.2% | £30–75 |
| Badly distorted Road Wheels | Advisory | 7.7% | £20–55 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 6 | 100.0% | 21,672 mi |
| 30-60k | 9 | 77.8% | 50,841 mi |
| 60-90k | 24 | 66.7% | 72,946 mi |
| 90-120k | 24 | 62.5% | 100,542 mi |
| 120k+ | 2 | 50.0% | 127,079 mi |
Source: 65 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2011 Urban Fox MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2011 Volkswagen Urban Fox?
69.2% of the 65 2011 Volkswagen Urban Fox tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 75.9% for cars first used in 2011. First-attempt pass rate: 58.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2011 Volkswagen Urban Fox?
The three most recorded items are exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases (9.23%), shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (9.23%), ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (4.62%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2011 Volkswagen Urban Fox MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 50.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2011 Volkswagen Urban Fox in this dataset had covered 82,712 mi.