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VolkswagenCrafter MOT results

In 2025, 71.4% of Volkswagen Crafter MOT tests were passed first time, about the same as the 71.7% for cars of the same age. 5.9% had at least one dangerous defect (7.5% for cars the same age). The typical Volkswagen Crafter tested was 10 years old with 108,200 miles. Based on 8,290 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: 71.4%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 71.7%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 4.6%passed after repair
Failed: 24.0%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 5.9%same age 7.5%
Typical mileage: 108,200at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Volkswagen CrafterAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2022	471	83.9%	88.5%
2021	467	85.0%	87.2%
2020	484	81.4%	85.9%
2019	600	80.0%	83.5%
2018	533	75.0%	80.8%
2017	375	80.5%	78.1%
2016	512	70.1%	74.8%
2015	717	71.7%	71.8%
2014	776	68.9%	68.5%
2013	596	68.0%	65.6%
2012	591	64.6%	63.2%
2011	374	61.2%	61.0%
2010	432	62.7%	59.1%
2009	272	64.7%	58.1%
2008	464	61.4%	57.0%
2007	486	61.5%	57.2%
2006	102	56.9%	56.8%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Volkswagen CrafterAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	1,057	83.7%	87.4%	40,200
5-9 years	2,582	76.6%	79.1%	87,200
10-14 years	2,978	66.6%	65.7%	130,600
15-19 years	1,520	62.0%	57.6%	151,600
20-29 years	2	0.0%	59.6%	122,600

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Volkswagen Crafter 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
EX Exeter	South West	244	2.9%	2.6×	64.3%
SA Swansea	Wales	237	2.9%	2.3×	71.7%
BS Bristol	South West	211	2.5%	1.5×	65.9%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	184	2.2%	1.0×	77.7%
BH Bournemouth	South West	166	2.0%	1.9×	69.9%
PO Portsmouth	South East	166	2.0%	1.4×	69.9%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	154	1.9%	1.7×	73.4%
CF Cardiff	Wales	151	1.8%	1.1×	61.6%
GL Gloucester	South West	141	1.7%	1.4×	68.8%
SO Southampton	South East	141	1.7%	1.4×	73.8%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	135	1.6%	0.5×	81.5%
PL Plymouth	South West	134	1.6%	1.6×	64.2%
PE Peterborough	East of England	129	1.6%	0.8×	68.2%
NP Newport	Wales	128	1.5%	1.8×	64.8%
TR Truro	South West	126	1.5%	2.5×	57.1%
DE Derby	East Midlands	125	1.5%	1.1×	72.0%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	120	1.4%	1.9×	66.7%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	120	1.4%	0.9×	70.8%
IV Inverness	Scotland	118	1.4%	3.3×	66.9%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	117	1.4%	1.1×	70.1%
BN Brighton	South East	116	1.4%	1.2×	66.4%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	116	1.4%	1.1×	74.1%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	116	1.4%	0.8×	75.9%
LL Llandudno	Wales	112	1.4%	1.4×	71.4%
NR Norwich	East of England	110	1.3%	1.0×	76.4%
CA Carlisle	North West	109	1.3%	2.2×	73.4%
TN Tonbridge	South East	109	1.3%	1.0×	81.7%
LA Lancaster	North West	108	1.3%	2.4×	65.7%
SK Stockport	North West	105	1.3%	1.3×	70.5%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	103	1.2%	0.7×	77.7%
PR Preston	North West	102	1.2%	1.3×	81.4%
CH Chester	North West	100	1.2%	1.1×	65.0%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	100	1.2%	1.8×	72.0%
IP Ipswich	East of England	98	1.2%	1.0×	62.2%
BB Blackburn	North West	96	1.2%	1.3×	71.9%
RG Reading	South East	92	1.1%	0.7×	71.7%
TA Taunton	South West	90	1.1%	1.7×	68.9%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	90	1.1%	1.1×	67.8%
G Glasgow	Scotland	89	1.1%	0.7×	74.2%
BA Bath	South West	88	1.1%	1.3×	59.1%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	88	1.1%	0.8×	67.0%
TQ Torquay	South West	88	1.1%	2.1×	65.9%
OX Oxford	South East	84	1.0%	0.9×	72.6%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	81	1.0%	0.7×	76.5%
WA Warrington	North West	81	1.0%	1.0×	72.8%
L Liverpool	North West	78	0.9%	0.9×	83.3%
SN Swindon	South West	78	0.9%	1.1×	66.7%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	70	0.8%	1.0×	78.6%
DL Darlington	North East	69	0.8%	1.4×	72.5%
M Manchester	North West	69	0.8%	0.6×	73.9%
RH Redhill	South East	69	0.8%	0.8×	76.8%
TS Teesside	North East	69	0.8%	0.9×	81.2%
GU Guildford	South East	68	0.8%	0.6×	67.6%
CW Crewe	North West	66	0.8%	1.3×	77.3%
DT Dorchester	South West	66	0.8%	2.0×	72.7%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	66	0.8%	1.4×	72.7%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	65	0.8%	2.1×	69.2%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	65	0.8%	0.7×	76.9%
PH Perth	Scotland	63	0.8%	2.6×	63.5%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	57	0.7%	1.0×	77.2%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	56	0.7%	0.6×	75.0%
CO Colchester	East of England	56	0.7%	0.9×	75.0%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	56	0.7%	1.3×	73.2%
CT Canterbury	South East	54	0.7%	0.8×	64.8%
ME Rochester	South East	54	0.7%	0.6×	75.9%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	51	0.6%	0.7×	76.5%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	51	0.6%	0.9×	78.4%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	51	0.6%	1.1×	70.6%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	51	0.6%	0.6×	72.5%
DH Durham	North East	50	0.6%	1.2×	78.0%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	50	0.6%	0.9×	82.0%
FY Blackpool	North West	48	0.6%	1.4×	70.8%
OL Oldham	North West	47	0.6%	0.8×	72.3%
PA Paisley	Scotland	45	0.5%	1.2×	75.6%
SP Salisbury	South West	44	0.5%	1.1×	65.9%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	43	0.5%	0.5×	83.7%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	42	0.5%	1.2×	73.8%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	42	0.5%	0.9×	59.5%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	40	0.5%	1.9×	65.0%
SL Slough	South East	39	0.5%	0.7×	84.6%
DD Dundee	Scotland	37	0.4%	1.1×	67.6%
WN Wigan	North West	37	0.4%	1.0×	70.3%
SG Stevenage	East of England	35	0.4%	0.6×	82.9%
DA Dartford	South East	34	0.4%	0.6×	64.7%
BL Bolton	North West	33	0.4%	0.5×	81.8%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	33	0.4%	0.8×	72.7%
CB Cambridge	East of England	32	0.4%	0.5×	68.8%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	32	0.4%	0.4×	84.4%
TF Telford	West Midlands	31	0.4%	1.0×	67.7%
AL St Albans	East of England	29	0.3%	0.8×	–
CR Croydon	London	28	0.3%	0.5×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	28	0.3%	1.4×	–
N London N	London	28	0.3%	0.5×	–
TW Twickenham	London	28	0.3%	0.5×	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	27	0.3%	0.8×	–
EN Enfield	London	24	0.3%	0.5×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	23	0.3%	1.0×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	23	0.3%	0.8×	–
WD Watford	East of England	23	0.3%	0.7×	–
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	22	0.3%	0.4×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	19	0.2%	2.7×	–
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	18	0.2%	0.3×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	17	0.2%	1.1×	–
SE London SE	London	16	0.2%	0.3×	–
HA Harrow	London	15	0.2%	0.3×	–
NW London NW	London	14	0.2%	0.3×	–
RM Romford	London	13	0.2%	0.2×	–
UB Southall	London	11	0.1%	0.2×	–
E London E	London	10	0.1%	0.2×	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	10	0.1%	1.4×	–
LU Luton	East of England	10	0.1%	0.2×	–
BR Bromley	London	9	0.1%	0.3×	–
IG Ilford	London	9	0.1%	0.3×	–
SM Sutton	London	8	<0.1%	0.4×	–
SW London SW	London	8	<0.1%	0.2×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	5	<0.1%	1.4×	–
W London W	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	835	10.1%	1.3×	69.3%
North East	331	4.0%	1.0×	74.6%
North West	1,079	13.0%	1.1×	73.1%
Yorkshire and the Humber	716	8.6%	1.0×	76.0%
Wales	647	7.8%	1.6×	67.5%
West Midlands	762	9.2%	0.9×	74.9%
East Midlands	474	5.7%	0.8×	72.2%
East of England	610	7.4%	0.7×	71.8%
London	240	2.9%	0.3×	76.7%
South East	1,120	13.5%	0.9×	72.9%
South West	1,476	17.8%	1.7×	65.6%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

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

Volkswagen CrafterCars the same age

Brakes13.5%6.2%
Lights and electrics10.7%10.9%
Emissions and leaks5.4%3.1%
Suspension4.9%9.4%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)4.7%4.4%
Tyres3.0%6.4%
Body and structure3.0%3.3%
Seat belts and airbags2.6%0.9%
Steering2.5%2.0%

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

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common failures

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

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements Brakes	5.5%	1.1%	5.0×	0.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	3.9%	1.5%	2.6×	0.0%
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded Brakes	2.2%	0.5%	4.4×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.9%	1.9%	1.0×	0.0%
Service brake performance: excessively binding Brakes	1.8%	0.7%	2.6×	0.0%
SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault Seat belts and airbags	1.7%	0.4%	4.3×	0.0%
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play Steering	1.6%	1.1%	1.5×	0.0%
Rbt (sp): efficiency less than 50% of the required value Brakes Dangerous	1.6%	0.3%	5.3×	100.0%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lights and electrics	1.5%	1.5%	1.0×	0.0%
Rear fog lamp: not working Lights and electrics	1.5%	0.4%	3.8×	0.0%

“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
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	15.5%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	11.9%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	9.9%
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	8.7%
Non-component advisories: Play in steering rack inner joint(s)	8.4%
Ball joint: ball joint has slight play	7.2%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	4.0%
Service brake performance: binding but not excessively	3.7%
Track rod end: ball joint has slight play	3.5%
Brake pads: wearing thin	3.2%

MOT results for every model