VolkswagenID3 MOT results

In 2025, 88.9% of Volkswagen ID3 MOT tests were passed first time, about the same as the 87.6% for cars of the same age. 4.3% had at least one dangerous defect (4.0% for cars the same age). The typical Volkswagen ID3 tested was 3 years old with 30,100 miles. Based on 24,551 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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First-time pass: 88.9%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 87.6%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 1.7%passed after repair
Failed: 9.4%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 4.3%same age 4.0%
Typical mileage: 30,100at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Volkswagen ID3All cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	423	90.5%	91.7%
2022	9,452	87.9%	88.5%
2021	10,320	89.9%	87.2%
2020	4,353	88.8%	85.9%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Volkswagen ID3All cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	19,457	89.1%	87.4%	30,200
5-9 years	1,633	86.8%	79.1%	38,200

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Volkswagen ID3 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
LE Leicester	East Midlands	814	3.3%	1.9×	82.2%
NW London NW	London	600	2.4%	3.7×	84.8%
GU Guildford	South East	523	2.1%	1.6×	87.0%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	502	2.0%	0.7×	90.0%
RG Reading	South East	487	2.0%	1.3×	86.9%
OX Oxford	South East	479	2.0%	1.7×	92.3%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	436	1.8%	1.3×	92.4%
PE Peterborough	East of England	429	1.7%	0.9×	86.2%
BS Bristol	South West	424	1.7%	1.0×	84.0%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	421	1.7%	1.4×	90.3%
DE Derby	East Midlands	404	1.6%	1.2×	90.8%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	397	1.6%	1.7×	86.1%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	397	1.6%	1.5×	90.4%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	379	1.5%	1.0×	91.6%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	376	1.5%	0.8×	89.6%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	375	1.5%	0.9×	90.9%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	370	1.5%	0.7×	93.2%
TN Tonbridge	South East	365	1.5%	1.1×	88.8%
SO Southampton	South East	363	1.5%	1.2×	92.0%
GL Gloucester	South West	362	1.5%	1.2×	89.8%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	340	1.4%	1.7×	88.5%
BN Brighton	South East	316	1.3%	1.1×	85.8%
G Glasgow	Scotland	316	1.3%	0.8×	89.6%
CF Cardiff	Wales	311	1.3%	0.8×	89.7%
WA Warrington	North West	307	1.3%	1.2×	94.1%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	304	1.2%	1.0×	87.8%
RH Redhill	South East	298	1.2%	1.2×	87.9%
SE London SE	London	295	1.2%	1.5×	82.4%
TW Twickenham	London	295	1.2%	1.7×	89.8%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	290	1.2%	1.1×	87.9%
CH Chester	North West	289	1.2%	1.1×	94.1%
BA Bath	South West	288	1.2%	1.4×	88.9%
NR Norwich	East of England	282	1.1%	0.8×	86.9%
PO Portsmouth	South East	280	1.1%	0.8×	83.2%
SW London SW	London	268	1.1%	2.6×	90.3%
SK Stockport	North West	267	1.1%	1.1×	78.7%
EX Exeter	South West	266	1.1%	1.0×	91.4%
SL Slough	South East	264	1.1%	1.5×	88.3%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	261	1.1%	0.8×	90.8%
CB Cambridge	East of England	251	1.0%	1.4×	84.5%
W London W	London	250	1.0%	3.8×	91.2%
N London N	London	243	1.0%	1.5×	88.1%
IP Ipswich	East of England	238	1.0%	0.8×	83.2%
HA Harrow	London	224	0.9%	1.5×	91.5%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	223	0.9%	1.0×	86.1%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	219	0.9%	0.8×	90.9%
BH Bournemouth	South West	216	0.9%	0.8×	87.0%
SG Stevenage	East of England	203	0.8%	1.1×	90.6%
ME Rochester	South East	201	0.8%	0.8×	91.0%
SN Swindon	South West	200	0.8%	0.9×	90.5%
AL St Albans	East of England	194	0.8%	1.8×	85.1%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	187	0.8%	1.3×	86.6%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	185	0.8%	1.0×	87.6%
CW Crewe	North West	183	0.7%	1.2×	90.7%
E London E	London	183	0.7%	0.9×	89.6%
BL Bolton	North West	180	0.7%	1.0×	91.7%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	174	0.7%	0.8×	90.8%
CR Croydon	London	174	0.7%	1.1×	89.7%
EN Enfield	London	174	0.7%	1.2×	92.5%
SA Swansea	Wales	173	0.7%	0.6×	89.0%
CT Canterbury	South East	172	0.7%	0.9×	89.0%
PL Plymouth	South West	166	0.7%	0.7×	91.6%
WD Watford	East of England	164	0.7%	1.7×	90.9%
CO Colchester	East of England	162	0.7%	0.8×	86.4%
M Manchester	North West	160	0.7%	0.4×	95.0%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	159	0.6%	2.3×	85.5%
LL Llandudno	Wales	156	0.6%	0.7×	92.3%
PR Preston	North West	149	0.6%	0.7×	89.3%
NP Newport	Wales	147	0.6%	0.7×	86.4%
SP Salisbury	South West	146	0.6%	1.2×	82.2%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	145	0.6%	1.1×	91.0%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	144	0.6%	0.8×	93.1%
LA Lancaster	North West	143	0.6%	1.1×	90.2%
BR Bromley	London	141	0.6%	1.6×	91.5%
L Liverpool	North West	140	0.6%	0.5×	93.6%
BB Blackburn	North West	139	0.6%	0.7×	92.1%
DH Durham	North East	130	0.5%	1.1×	90.0%
TR Truro	South West	127	0.5%	0.9×	89.8%
DL Darlington	North East	126	0.5%	0.9×	91.3%
DD Dundee	Scotland	124	0.5%	1.2×	85.5%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	119	0.5%	0.7×	92.4%
IG Ilford	London	118	0.5%	1.1×	87.3%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	114	0.5%	0.8×	89.5%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	113	0.5%	0.7×	94.7%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	111	0.5%	1.1×	84.7%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	110	0.4%	0.5×	90.0%
RM Romford	London	109	0.4%	0.5×	97.2%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	109	0.4%	0.5×	90.8%
TS Teesside	North East	106	0.4%	0.5×	88.7%
DA Dartford	South East	102	0.4%	0.6×	91.2%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	102	0.4%	1.1×	88.2%
TA Taunton	South West	101	0.4%	0.6×	84.2%
LU Luton	East of England	96	0.4%	0.6×	86.5%
IV Inverness	Scotland	95	0.4%	0.9×	94.7%
PA Paisley	Scotland	90	0.4%	0.8×	90.0%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	88	0.4%	0.8×	86.4%
UB Southall	London	88	0.4%	0.6×	93.2%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	87	0.4%	0.7×	73.6%
WN Wigan	North West	87	0.4%	0.8×	96.6%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	87	0.4%	0.5×	89.7%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	86	0.4%	0.5×	95.3%
PH Perth	Scotland	86	0.4%	1.2×	89.5%
TQ Torquay	South West	86	0.4%	0.7×	95.3%
DT Dorchester	South West	84	0.3%	0.9×	94.0%
OL Oldham	North West	83	0.3%	0.5×	96.4%
CA Carlisle	North West	79	0.3%	0.5×	92.4%
TF Telford	West Midlands	71	0.3%	0.8×	88.7%
FY Blackpool	North West	64	0.3%	0.6×	92.2%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	57	0.2%	0.5×	94.7%
SR Sunderland	North East	41	0.2%	0.5×	92.7%
SM Sutton	London	36	0.1%	0.7×	94.4%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	35	0.1%	0.6×	97.1%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	21	<0.1%	0.5×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	16	<0.1%	0.3×	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	7	<0.1%	0.3×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	6	<0.1%	0.3×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	1,742	7.1%	0.9×	88.8%
North East	778	3.2%	0.8×	90.6%
North West	2,270	9.2%	0.8×	91.2%
Yorkshire and the Humber	1,846	7.5%	0.8×	89.8%
Wales	793	3.2%	0.7×	89.4%
West Midlands	1,896	7.7%	0.8×	90.6%
East Midlands	2,144	8.7%	1.3×	87.6%
East of England	2,432	9.9%	1.0×	86.8%
London	3,538	14.4%	1.5×	88.8%
South East	4,644	18.9%	1.2×	88.4%
South West	2,466	10.0%	1.0×	88.4%

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 ID3Cars the same age

Tyres7.0%4.9%
Lights and electrics2.1%2.7%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)1.2%2.9%
Suspension1.0%1.0%
Seat belts and airbags0.5%0.3%
Brakes0.4%1.8%
Body and structure0.1%0.3%
Steering0.0%0.1%
Emissions and leaks0.0%0.5%

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 ID3 tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	3.0%	1.9%	1.6×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	2.3%	1.0%	2.3×	100.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	1.6%	1.3%	1.2×	100.0%
Headlamp aim: too high Lights and electrics	1.2%	0.7%	1.7×	0.0%
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak Suspension	0.5%	0.2%	2.5×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	0.4%	1.9%	0.2×	0.0%
Rear fog lamp: not working Lights and electrics	0.4%	0.1%	4.0×	0.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	0.4%	0.6%	0.7×	0.0%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	0.3%	0.1%	3.0×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: too low Lights and electrics	0.3%	0.5%	0.6×	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
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	21.4%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	2.3%
Condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords	2.1%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	1.9%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	1.7%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	1.0%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	0.9%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint has slight play	0.9%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	0.9%
Condition: slightly damaged	0.5%

MOT results for every model