Volkswagen Golf MOT pass rates by year

779,122 first MOTs in 2025 across 27 model years · DVSA data · For guidance only · How we count

Older cars fail more often, so compare each year with all cars of the same age.

• 202292.9%+4.4 pts compared with all 2022 cars (88.5%)
• 202090.4%+4.4 pts compared with all 2020 cars (86.0%)
• 201986.9%+3.4 pts compared with all 2019 cars (83.5%)
• 201886.1%+5.2 pts compared with all 2018 cars (80.9%)
• 201784.8%+6.6 pts compared with all 2017 cars (78.2%)
• 201684.0%+9.1 pts compared with all 2016 cars (74.9%)
• 201581.8%+9.9 pts compared with all 2015 cars (71.9%)
• 201479.0%+10.4 pts compared with all 2014 cars (68.6%)
• 201375.4%+9.6 pts compared with all 2013 cars (65.8%)
• 201266.9%+3.4 pts compared with all 2012 cars (63.5%)
• 201163.8%+2.6 pts compared with all 2011 cars (61.2%)
• 201062.5%+3.2 pts compared with all 2010 cars (59.3%)
• 200962.0%+3.7 pts compared with all 2009 cars (58.3%)
• 200859.0%+1.8 pts compared with all 2008 cars (57.2%)
• 200757.9%+0.5 pts compared with all 2007 cars (57.4%)
• 200656.2%−0.8 pts compared with all 2006 cars (57.0%)
• 200555.7%−1.9 pts compared with all 2005 cars (57.6%)
• 200451.8%−6.0 pts compared with all 2004 cars (57.8%)
• 200357.0%−1.7 pts compared with all 2003 cars (58.7%)
• 200258.5%−1.0 pts compared with all 2002 cars (59.5%)
• 200158.8%−2.3 pts compared with all 2001 cars (61.1%)
• 200058.1%−4.6 pts compared with all 2000 cars (62.7%)
• 199957.3%−7.3 pts compared with all 1999 cars (64.6%)
• 199858.9%−6.7 pts compared with all 1998 cars (65.6%)
• 199173.9%+2.4 pts compared with all 1991 cars (71.5%)
• 199072.7%−0.2 pts compared with all 1990 cars (72.9%)
• 198968.8%−4.6 pts compared with all 1989 cars (73.4%)

Right-hand column: points above (+) or below (−) all cars from the same year.