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VolkswagenCalifornia MOT results

In 2025, 81.8% of Volkswagen California MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 77.1% for cars of the same age. 4.0% had at least one dangerous defect (6.4% for cars the same age). The typical Volkswagen California tested was 7 years old with 46,100 miles. Based on 11,286 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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MOT records can't tell car and van versions apart, so these figures may include vans of this model. They are left out of the MOT rankings.

First-time pass: 81.8%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 77.1%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 2.3%passed after repair
Failed: 15.9%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 4.0%same age 6.4%
Typical mileage: 46,100at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Volkswagen CaliforniaAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2022	1,465	91.2%	88.5%
2021	933	88.6%	87.2%
2020	641	88.3%	85.9%
2019	1,228	84.4%	83.5%
2018	1,112	82.9%	80.8%
2017	1,267	78.9%	78.1%
2016	828	79.7%	74.8%
2015	876	79.7%	71.8%
2014	727	77.4%	68.5%
2013	587	76.3%	65.6%
2012	580	73.3%	63.2%
2011	378	75.7%	61.0%
2010	332	71.1%	59.1%
2009	52	69.2%	58.1%
2008	76	67.1%	57.0%
2007	51	64.7%	57.2%
2006	30	73.3%	56.8%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Volkswagen CaliforniaAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	2,209	89.7%	87.4%	23,400
5-9 years	5,124	82.2%	79.1%	45,600
10-14 years	2,964	75.7%	65.7%	71,600
15-19 years	403	70.5%	57.6%	89,000
20-29 years	63	65.1%	59.6%	147,600
30-39 years	25	68.0%	71.3%	184,700
40+ years	1	100.0%	82.0%	43,800

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Volkswagen California is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
BS Bristol	South West	387	3.4%	2.0×	73.1%
BH Bournemouth	South West	328	2.9%	2.8×	87.8%
EX Exeter	South West	320	2.8%	2.5×	83.1%
SO Southampton	South East	305	2.7%	2.2×	91.1%
PO Portsmouth	South East	304	2.7%	1.9×	82.6%
TN Tonbridge	South East	265	2.3%	1.8×	83.4%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	243	2.2%	1.7×	73.3%
GU Guildford	South East	239	2.1%	1.6×	78.2%
BN Brighton	South East	236	2.1%	1.7×	77.5%
RH Redhill	South East	231	2.0%	2.0×	88.3%
RG Reading	South East	213	1.9%	1.2×	82.2%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	190	1.7%	1.0×	81.1%
GL Gloucester	South West	189	1.7%	1.4×	84.1%
CF Cardiff	Wales	187	1.7%	1.0×	79.1%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	186	1.6%	0.7×	83.9%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	180	1.6%	2.1×	73.3%
PR Preston	North West	173	1.5%	1.7×	88.4%
LA Lancaster	North West	166	1.5%	2.7×	81.9%
CA Carlisle	North West	164	1.5%	2.4×	81.1%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	164	1.5%	1.0×	83.5%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	162	1.4%	0.8×	82.1%
NR Norwich	East of England	161	1.4%	1.0×	83.2%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	155	1.4%	1.4×	83.2%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	154	1.4%	0.4×	83.1%
L Liverpool	North West	152	1.3%	1.2×	85.5%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	150	1.3%	1.0×	85.3%
OX Oxford	South East	148	1.3%	1.2×	85.8%
DE Derby	East Midlands	147	1.3%	0.9×	86.4%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	146	1.3%	1.4×	82.2%
PE Peterborough	East of England	142	1.3%	0.7×	82.4%
TR Truro	South West	141	1.2%	2.0×	76.6%
LL Llandudno	Wales	140	1.2%	1.3×	90.7%
SN Swindon	South West	137	1.2%	1.4×	86.9%
SA Swansea	Wales	135	1.2%	0.9×	76.3%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	132	1.2%	2.0×	89.4%
M Manchester	North West	130	1.2%	0.8×	79.2%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	129	1.1%	1.0×	75.2%
BA Bath	South West	125	1.1%	1.3×	72.8%
PL Plymouth	South West	125	1.1%	1.1×	83.2%
IV Inverness	Scotland	123	1.1%	2.5×	86.2%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	121	1.1%	2.9×	87.6%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	120	1.1%	0.6×	75.8%
G Glasgow	Scotland	113	1.0%	0.6×	77.9%
CT Canterbury	South East	103	0.9%	1.2×	82.5%
IP Ipswich	East of England	103	0.9%	0.8×	81.6%
TA Taunton	South West	103	0.9%	1.4×	82.5%
DT Dorchester	South West	97	0.9%	2.2×	82.5%
CR Croydon	London	93	0.8%	1.2×	88.2%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	92	0.8%	0.9×	83.7%
AL St Albans	East of England	90	0.8%	1.8×	82.2%
CH Chester	North West	85	0.8%	0.7×	84.7%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	84	0.7%	0.6×	89.3%
SK Stockport	North West	82	0.7%	0.7×	79.3%
TQ Torquay	South West	79	0.7%	1.4×	75.9%
NW London NW	London	77	0.7%	1.0×	77.9%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	77	0.7%	1.0×	88.3%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	73	0.6%	0.6×	78.1%
CB Cambridge	East of England	71	0.6%	0.9×	85.9%
WA Warrington	North West	71	0.6%	0.6×	78.9%
N London N	London	70	0.6%	0.9×	82.9%
SP Salisbury	South West	70	0.6%	1.3×	77.1%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	69	0.6%	0.7×	81.2%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	67	0.6%	0.6×	83.6%
TW Twickenham	London	67	0.6%	0.8×	80.6%
DD Dundee	Scotland	64	0.6%	1.4×	75.0%
SG Stevenage	East of England	62	0.5%	0.8×	83.9%
PH Perth	Scotland	59	0.5%	1.8×	64.4%
ME Rochester	South East	57	0.5%	0.5×	87.7%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	57	0.5%	0.8×	73.7%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	55	0.5%	0.4×	81.8%
CO Colchester	East of England	53	0.5%	0.6×	83.0%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	53	0.5%	0.8×	75.5%
DL Darlington	North East	52	0.5%	0.8×	82.7%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	51	0.5%	1.6×	74.5%
CW Crewe	North West	50	0.4%	0.7×	72.0%
SE London SE	London	50	0.4%	0.6×	80.0%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	48	0.4%	0.6×	77.1%
TS Teesside	North East	46	0.4%	0.4×	87.0%
SL Slough	South East	45	0.4%	0.6×	93.3%
OL Oldham	North West	43	0.4%	0.6×	90.7%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	43	0.4%	0.4×	88.4%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	41	0.4%	0.7×	73.2%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	40	0.4%	0.8×	72.5%
NP Newport	Wales	40	0.4%	0.4×	72.5%
BB Blackburn	North West	38	0.3%	0.4×	81.6%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	37	0.3%	0.6×	70.3%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	35	0.3%	0.5×	82.9%
DA Dartford	South East	34	0.3%	0.4×	91.2%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	34	0.3%	0.3×	94.1%
SW London SW	London	33	0.3%	0.7×	84.8%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	31	0.3%	0.4×	77.4%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	31	0.3%	0.7×	77.4%
BL Bolton	North West	30	0.3%	0.4×	70.0%
TF Telford	West Midlands	28	0.2%	0.7×	–
IG Ilford	London	24	0.2%	0.5×	–
E London E	London	23	0.2%	0.3×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	23	0.2%	0.8×	–
FY Blackpool	North West	22	0.2%	0.5×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	22	0.2%	0.4×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	20	0.2%	0.8×	–
DH Durham	North East	20	0.2%	0.4×	–
LU Luton	East of England	19	0.2%	0.3×	–
BR Bromley	London	18	0.2%	0.4×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	18	0.2%	0.8×	–
WD Watford	East of England	18	0.2%	0.4×	–
EN Enfield	London	17	0.2%	0.3×	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	17	0.2%	0.3×	–
SM Sutton	London	15	0.1%	0.6×	–
W London W	London	14	0.1%	0.5×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	13	0.1%	0.3×	–
WN Wigan	North West	13	0.1%	0.3×	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	9	<0.1%	0.9×	–
HA Harrow	London	8	<0.1%	0.1×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	8	<0.1%	0.8×	–
UB Southall	London	8	<0.1%	0.1×	–
RM Romford	London	7	<0.1%	0.1×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	6	<0.1%	1.2×	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	994	8.8%	1.1×	74.9%
North East	321	2.8%	0.7×	81.6%
North West	1,219	10.8%	0.9×	82.4%
Yorkshire and the Humber	795	7.0%	0.8×	80.6%
Wales	510	4.5%	0.9×	80.8%
West Midlands	872	7.7%	0.8×	83.8%
East Midlands	632	5.6%	0.8×	82.1%
East of England	846	7.5%	0.7×	84.3%
London	593	5.3%	0.6×	82.1%
South East	2,402	21.3%	1.4×	84.1%
South West	2,101	18.6%	1.8×	80.8%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Volkswagen CaliforniaCars the same age

Suspension6.2%6.4%
Tyres5.2%6.0%
Brakes3.7%4.7%
Lights and electrics3.0%7.6%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)1.8%3.7%
Emissions and leaks1.2%2.2%
Body and structure1.1%2.0%
Seat belts and airbags1.0%0.6%
Steering0.6%1.4%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Volkswagen California tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	3.2%	1.9%	1.7×	0.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	1.8%	1.5%	1.2×	0.0%
Anti-lock braking system: warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes	1.7%	0.2%	8.5×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	1.6%	1.2%	1.3×	100.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	0.9%	1.2%	0.8×	0.0%
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak Suspension	0.9%	0.7%	1.3×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	0.9%	1.7%	0.5×	0.0%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension	0.9%	1.0%	0.9×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	0.8%	1.7%	0.5×	100.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	0.8%	2.0%	0.4×	100.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	13.1%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	7.0%
Brake pads: wearing thin	6.1%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	5.7%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	4.7%
Coil spring: corroded	2.1%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	2.0%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	1.8%
Condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords	1.6%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	1.6%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	11,206	81.8%
Petrol	80	86.2%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model