VolkswagenEOS MOT results

In 2025, 63.2% of Volkswagen EOS MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 59.2% for cars of the same age. 11.0% had at least one dangerous defect (10.0% for cars the same age). The typical Volkswagen EOS tested was 16 years old with 93,600 miles. Based on 10,726 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Volkswagen EOS cars are on the road

First-time pass: 63.2%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 59.2%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 4.7%passed after repair
Failed: 32.0%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 11.0%same age 10.0%
Typical mileage: 93,600at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Volkswagen EOSAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2015	182	79.7%	71.8%
2014	326	75.8%	68.5%
2013	437	76.4%	65.6%
2012	368	70.9%	63.2%
2011	1,293	65.4%	61.0%
2010	1,765	61.4%	59.1%
2009	1,100	61.5%	58.1%
2008	2,111	62.2%	57.0%
2007	2,348	59.8%	57.2%
2006	791	59.0%	56.8%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Volkswagen EOSAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
5-9 years	54	81.5%	79.1%	72,600
10-14 years	3,353	67.8%	65.7%	81,900
15-19 years	7,319	61.0%	57.6%	98,700

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Volkswagen EOS 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
B Birmingham	West Midlands	344	3.2%	1.0×	66.6%
PE Peterborough	East of England	258	2.4%	1.3×	65.9%
PO Portsmouth	South East	247	2.3%	1.6×	61.9%
RG Reading	South East	229	2.1%	1.4×	63.3%
BS Bristol	South West	219	2.0%	1.2×	59.8%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	209	1.9%	0.9×	65.1%
BH Bournemouth	South West	206	1.9%	1.8×	55.3%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	203	1.9%	1.0×	62.1%
BN Brighton	South East	199	1.9%	1.5×	61.3%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	199	1.9%	1.0×	64.8%
IP Ipswich	East of England	184	1.7%	1.4×	67.4%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	183	1.7%	1.3×	62.8%
GU Guildford	South East	180	1.7%	1.2×	65.6%
TN Tonbridge	South East	177	1.7%	1.2×	62.7%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	172	1.6%	1.1×	69.8%
NR Norwich	East of England	170	1.6%	1.2×	57.1%
RH Redhill	South East	158	1.5%	1.4×	67.1%
OX Oxford	South East	153	1.4%	1.3×	62.7%
GL Gloucester	South West	152	1.4%	1.2×	59.2%
SO Southampton	South East	149	1.4%	1.1×	69.1%
EX Exeter	South West	148	1.4%	1.2×	54.7%
DE Derby	East Midlands	144	1.3%	1.0×	61.1%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	141	1.3%	1.2×	59.6%
CF Cardiff	Wales	137	1.3%	0.8×	56.2%
ME Rochester	South East	137	1.3%	1.2×	70.1%
CT Canterbury	South East	136	1.3%	1.6×	57.4%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	134	1.2%	1.0×	67.9%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	124	1.2%	1.0×	70.2%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	122	1.1%	0.9×	51.6%
BA Bath	South West	120	1.1%	1.3×	50.8%
SE London SE	London	119	1.1%	1.4×	74.8%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	117	1.1%	0.7×	62.4%
PL Plymouth	South West	117	1.1%	1.1×	52.1%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	115	1.1%	1.1×	62.6%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	113	1.1%	1.3×	69.0%
M Manchester	North West	110	1.0%	0.7×	68.2%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	108	1.0%	0.9×	60.2%
TW Twickenham	London	104	1.0%	1.3×	77.9%
TQ Torquay	South West	102	1.0%	1.9×	65.7%
SA Swansea	Wales	101	0.9%	0.7×	65.3%
TA Taunton	South West	101	0.9%	1.4×	63.4%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	101	0.9%	1.6×	66.3%
SG Stevenage	East of England	98	0.9%	1.3×	69.4%
N London N	London	97	0.9%	1.3×	63.9%
SN Swindon	South West	97	0.9%	1.0×	62.9%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	97	0.9%	1.0×	76.3%
CB Cambridge	East of England	96	0.9%	1.3×	64.6%
CO Colchester	East of England	96	0.9%	1.1×	64.6%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	94	0.9%	0.9×	56.4%
CH Chester	North West	90	0.8%	0.8×	58.9%
G Glasgow	Scotland	89	0.8%	0.5×	52.8%
TR Truro	South West	89	0.8%	1.4×	51.7%
SP Salisbury	South West	88	0.8%	1.7×	59.1%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	88	0.8%	0.9×	67.0%
CR Croydon	London	84	0.8%	1.2×	67.9%
SL Slough	South East	84	0.8%	1.1×	84.5%
TS Teesside	North East	80	0.7%	0.8×	66.2%
HA Harrow	London	78	0.7%	1.2×	65.4%
PR Preston	North West	78	0.7%	0.8×	69.2%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	75	0.7%	0.8×	69.3%
NP Newport	Wales	75	0.7%	0.8×	53.3%
SW London SW	London	75	0.7%	1.6×	58.7%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	75	0.7%	1.0×	64.0%
NW London NW	London	74	0.7%	1.0×	62.2%
SK Stockport	North West	73	0.7%	0.7×	60.3%
WA Warrington	North West	71	0.7%	0.7×	66.2%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	71	0.7%	0.9×	70.4%
LL Llandudno	Wales	70	0.7%	0.7×	71.4%
LU Luton	East of England	70	0.7%	1.0×	62.9%
L Liverpool	North West	69	0.6%	0.6×	60.9%
BB Blackburn	North West	68	0.6%	0.7×	69.1%
DA Dartford	South East	68	0.6%	0.9×	79.4%
DT Dorchester	South West	66	0.6%	1.6×	62.1%
E London E	London	65	0.6%	0.8×	67.7%
UB Southall	London	64	0.6%	1.0×	71.9%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	64	0.6%	0.9×	62.5%
RM Romford	London	61	0.6%	0.7×	63.9%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	58	0.5%	0.4×	60.3%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	56	0.5%	0.9×	73.2%
CW Crewe	North West	53	0.5%	0.8×	71.7%
AL St Albans	East of England	52	0.5%	1.1×	65.4%
BL Bolton	North West	52	0.5%	0.6×	57.7%
DL Darlington	North East	51	0.5%	0.8×	60.8%
EN Enfield	London	50	0.5%	0.8×	66.0%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	49	0.5%	0.7×	61.2%
DH Durham	North East	46	0.4%	0.9×	56.5%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	46	0.4%	1.1×	45.7%
CA Carlisle	North West	41	0.4%	0.6×	53.7%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	41	0.4%	0.6×	48.8%
WD Watford	East of England	41	0.4%	1.0×	53.7%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	39	0.4%	0.5×	46.2%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	39	0.4%	0.9×	69.2%
OL Oldham	North West	38	0.4%	0.5×	63.2%
FY Blackpool	North West	37	0.3%	0.8×	51.4%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	36	0.3%	0.6×	47.2%
LA Lancaster	North West	36	0.3%	0.6×	58.3%
IG Ilford	London	35	0.3%	0.7×	77.1%
WN Wigan	North West	35	0.3%	0.7×	57.1%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	34	0.3%	1.1×	61.8%
TF Telford	West Midlands	34	0.3%	0.8×	58.8%
W London W	London	34	0.3%	1.2×	52.9%
BR Bromley	London	33	0.3%	0.9×	72.7%
SM Sutton	London	30	0.3%	1.3×	66.7%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	28	0.3%	0.5×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	26	0.2%	0.7×	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	25	0.2%	0.5×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	19	0.2%	0.4×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	17	0.2%	0.6×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	17	0.2%	0.4×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	17	0.2%	0.8×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	14	0.1%	0.3×	–
PH Perth	Scotland	13	0.1%	0.4×	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	12	0.1%	0.3×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	12	0.1%	1.3×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	10	<0.1%	0.4×	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	378	3.5%	0.5×	54.0%
North East	320	3.0%	0.7×	62.5%
North West	851	7.9%	0.7×	63.0%
Yorkshire and the Humber	843	7.9%	0.9×	62.8%
Wales	395	3.7%	0.8×	60.5%
West Midlands	1,064	9.9%	1.0×	64.8%
East Midlands	785	7.3%	1.1×	63.6%
East of England	1,296	12.1%	1.2×	65.4%
London	1,116	10.4%	1.1×	68.0%
South East	2,173	20.3%	1.3×	64.8%
South West	1,505	14.0%	1.3×	57.7%

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 EOSCars the same age

Suspension17.1%16.7%
Brakes9.8%10.3%
Tyres9.7%7.2%
Lights and electrics9.0%19.1%
Body and structure6.0%6.8%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)5.0%6.2%
Emissions and leaks4.1%5.4%
Seat belts and airbags1.7%1.8%
Steering1.4%3.4%

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 EOS 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	6.6%	3.9%	1.7×	0.0%
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension	3.8%	1.8%	2.1×	0.0%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	3.6%	2.7%	1.3×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	3.2%	1.8%	1.8×	100.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	3.1%	2.3%	1.3×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	3.1%	2.9%	1.1×	100.0%
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements Brakes	2.8%	2.2%	1.3×	0.0%
Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension	2.6%	1.7%	1.5×	0.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	2.4%	2.2%	1.1×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	2.0%	1.9%	1.1×	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	23.2%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	15.7%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	14.3%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	10.3%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	9.2%
Suspension arm: corroded but not seriously weakened	8.0%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	7.3%
Coil spring: corroded	6.5%
Brake pads: wearing thin	6.4%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	5.9%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	5,941	64.3%
Petrol	4,785	61.9%

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

MOT results for every model