VolkswagenMotor Caravan MOT results

In 2025, 67.0% of Volkswagen Motor Caravan MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 75.1% for cars of the same age. 7.4% had at least one dangerous defect (5.7% for cars the same age). The typical Volkswagen Motor Caravan tested was 37 years old with 68,600 miles. Based on 1,502 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: 67.0%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 75.1%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 4.3%passed after repair
Failed: 28.6%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 7.4%same age 5.7%
Typical mileage: 68,600at the test

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First-time pass rate by year first registered

Volkswagen Motor CaravanAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2015	30	80.0%	71.8%
2014	33	63.6%	68.5%
2012	38	73.7%	63.2%
2011	31	71.0%	61.0%
2010	35	74.3%	59.1%
2006	31	64.5%	56.8%
1991	34	52.9%	71.7%
1990	48	60.4%	72.7%
1989	34	73.5%	73.4%
1979	35	62.9%	79.7%
1976	40	85.0%	83.2%
1975	44	61.4%	82.8%
1974	109	70.6%	83.3%
1973	186	69.9%	85.0%
1972	79	62.0%	83.1%
1971	35	65.7%	82.9%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Volkswagen Motor CaravanAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	44	84.1%	87.4%	49,200
5-9 years	95	77.9%	79.1%	71,900
10-14 years	165	67.9%	65.7%	66,200
15-19 years	141	61.7%	57.6%	82,300
20-29 years	133	61.7%	59.6%	99,500
30-39 years	217	57.1%	71.3%	121,100
40+ years	700	69.1%	82.0%	53,100

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Volkswagen Motor Caravan 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
G Glasgow	Scotland	49	3.3%	2.0×	87.8%
BN Brighton	South East	46	3.1%	2.5×	65.2%
BS Bristol	South West	45	3.0%	1.7×	46.7%
SN Swindon	South West	41	2.7%	3.1×	63.4%
EX Exeter	South West	36	2.4%	2.1×	47.2%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	36	2.4%	2.7×	77.8%
PE Peterborough	East of England	35	2.3%	1.3×	57.1%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	33	2.2%	2.0×	63.6%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	32	2.1%	0.9×	68.8%
GU Guildford	South East	31	2.1%	1.5×	67.7%
BH Bournemouth	South West	30	2.0%	1.9×	80.0%
LL Llandudno	Wales	29	1.9%	2.0×	–
NR Norwich	East of England	29	1.9%	1.4×	–
OX Oxford	South East	28	1.9%	1.7×	–
PO Portsmouth	South East	28	1.9%	1.3×	–
TN Tonbridge	South East	28	1.9%	1.4×	–
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	27	1.8%	1.0×	–
LE Leicester	East Midlands	26	1.7%	1.0×	–
B Birmingham	West Midlands	25	1.7%	0.5×	–
SO Southampton	South East	24	1.6%	1.3×	–
IP Ipswich	East of England	23	1.5%	1.3×	–
CB Cambridge	East of England	21	1.4%	2.0×	–
PL Plymouth	South West	21	1.4%	1.4×	–
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	21	1.4%	1.5×	–
CT Canterbury	South East	20	1.3%	1.7×	–
CV Coventry	West Midlands	20	1.3%	0.9×	–
RG Reading	South East	20	1.3%	0.9×	–
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	19	1.3%	1.0×	–
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	18	1.2%	1.5×	–
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	18	1.2%	1.1×	–
TR Truro	South West	18	1.2%	2.0×	–
NN Northampton	East Midlands	17	1.1%	0.8×	–
SE London SE	London	17	1.1%	1.5×	–
GL Gloucester	South West	16	1.1%	0.9×	–
DE Derby	East Midlands	15	1.0%	0.7×	–
ME Rochester	South East	15	1.0%	0.9×	–
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	14	0.9%	1.0×	–
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	14	0.9%	0.6×	–
BA Bath	South West	13	0.9%	1.0×	–
CM Chelmsford	East of England	13	0.9%	0.7×	–
DT Dorchester	South West	13	0.9%	2.2×	–
RH Redhill	South East	13	0.9%	0.8×	–
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	12	0.8%	0.9×	–
CO Colchester	East of England	12	0.8%	1.0×	–
SK Stockport	North West	12	0.8%	0.8×	–
TW Twickenham	London	12	0.8%	1.1×	–
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	12	0.8%	0.9×	–
BR Bromley	London	11	0.7%	2.0×	–
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	11	0.7%	0.6×	–
N London N	London	11	0.7%	1.1×	–
PR Preston	North West	11	0.7%	0.8×	–
SA Swansea	Wales	11	0.7%	0.6×	–
CA Carlisle	North West	10	0.7%	1.1×	–
CF Cardiff	Wales	10	0.7%	0.4×	–
CH Chester	North West	10	0.7%	0.6×	–
SG Stevenage	East of England	10	0.7%	0.9×	–
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	9	0.6%	0.8×	–
DL Darlington	North East	9	0.6%	1.0×	–
MK Milton Keynes	South East	9	0.6%	0.6×	–
NP Newport	Wales	9	0.6%	0.7×	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	9	0.6%	1.6×	–
W London W	London	9	0.6%	2.3×	–
E London E	London	8	0.5%	0.7×	–
M Manchester	North West	8	0.5%	0.4×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	8	0.5%	1.2×	–
SP Salisbury	South West	8	0.5%	1.1×	–
TA Taunton	South West	8	0.5%	0.8×	–
AL St Albans	East of England	7	0.5%	1.1×	–
DA Dartford	South East	7	0.5%	0.6×	–
DY Dudley	West Midlands	7	0.5%	0.7×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	7	0.5%	1.1×	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	7	0.5%	0.9×	–
L Liverpool	North West	7	0.5%	0.4×	–
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	7	0.5%	0.8×	–
SL Slough	South East	7	0.5%	0.7×	–
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	7	0.5%	0.7×	–
TS Teesside	North East	7	0.5%	0.5×	–
WR Worcester	West Midlands	7	0.5%	0.8×	–
BB Blackburn	North West	6	0.4%	0.5×	–
CR Croydon	London	6	0.4%	0.6×	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	6	0.4%	0.9×	–
OL Oldham	North West	6	0.4%	0.6×	–
PH Perth	Scotland	6	0.4%	1.4×	–
CW Crewe	North West	5	0.3%	0.6×	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	5	0.3%	0.8×	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	5	0.3%	0.9×	–
IG Ilford	London	5	0.3%	0.8×	–
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	5	0.3%	0.6×	–
LA Lancaster	North West	5	0.3%	0.6×	–
SM Sutton	London	5	0.3%	1.5×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	5	0.3%	1.7×	–
TQ Torquay	South West	5	0.3%	0.7×	–
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	5	0.3%	0.5×	–
BL Bolton	North West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
DH Durham	North East	fewer than 5	–	–	–
EN Enfield	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
FY Blackpool	North West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HA Harrow	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	fewer than 5	–	–	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	fewer than 5	–	–	–
LU Luton	East of England	fewer than 5	–	–	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
NW London NW	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
RM Romford	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SR Sunderland	North East	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SW London SW	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
WA Warrington	North West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
WD Watford	East of England	fewer than 5	–	–	–
WN Wigan	North West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
WS Walsall	West Midlands	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	129	8.6%	1.1×	72.9%
North East	36	2.4%	0.6×	75.0%
North West	91	6.1%	0.5×	73.6%
Yorkshire and the Humber	117	7.8%	0.9×	70.9%
Wales	63	4.2%	0.9×	60.3%
West Midlands	121	8.1%	0.8×	67.8%
East Midlands	92	6.1%	0.9×	72.8%
East of England	193	12.8%	1.3×	67.4%
London	116	7.7%	0.9×	75.0%
South East	290	19.3%	1.2×	64.5%
South West	254	16.9%	1.6×	57.1%

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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 Motor CaravanCars the same age

Lights and electrics16.5%12.0%
Brakes12.1%7.5%
Suspension9.5%7.7%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)9.3%5.1%
Body and structure7.0%4.5%
Emissions and leaks4.1%3.3%
Steering3.3%2.6%
Tyres2.9%3.0%
Seat belts and airbags2.0%1.2%

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 Motor Caravan 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	4.0%	1.5%	2.7×	0.0%
Washers: not working Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	3.5%	1.7%	2.1×	0.0%
Service brake imbalance: across an axle Brakes	3.1%	1.6%	1.9×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	3.0%	2.6%	1.2×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	2.8%	1.5%	1.9×	0.0%
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension	2.5%	1.4%	1.8×	0.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	2.4%	1.5%	1.6×	0.0%
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	2.3%	1.7%	1.4×	0.0%
Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension	2.0%	0.8%	2.5×	0.0%
Horn: not working Lights and electrics	2.0%	1.1%	1.8×	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
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	11.9%
Wheel bearings: has slight play	7.8%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	6.9%
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	6.3%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	5.6%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	4.9%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	3.3%
Integral vehicle structure condition: is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced	2.9%
Service brake performance: binding but not excessively	2.9%
Flexible brake hoses: has slight corrosion to ferrule	2.5%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	1,000	66.0%
Diesel	485	68.7%

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

MOT results for every model