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2006 Volkswagen Transporter: MOT pass rate and common faults

11,090 initial MOT tests in 2025 on cars first used in 2006 · DVSA data · For guidance only · How we count

55.7%passed first time

Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 54.8% to 56.6% (±1.0 points).

That is 1.3 points below the average for all vehicles first used in 2006 (57.0%). These cars were about 19 years old at the test.

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Failure areas compared with all 2006 vehicles

Compared with all vehicles first used in 2006, failures are more common in suspension (1.1×), brakes (1.3×), body, chassis, structure (1.1×) and windscreen, wipers, mirrors (1.2×), and less common in lights and electrics (0.9×), tyres (0.9×), noise, emissions, leaks (0.9×) and steering (0.8×). Other differences are within the margin of error.

Failed tests with a fault in each area, per 100 tests. The right-hand column shows how many times as often as all vehicles first used in 2006.

  1. Lights and electrics20.7 in 100 tests0.9× compared with 22.0 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
  2. Suspension19.9 in 100 tests1.1× compared with 17.6 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
  3. Brakes15.6 in 100 tests1.3× compared with 12.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
  4. Body, chassis, structure9.5 in 100 tests1.1× compared with 8.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
  5. Windscreen, wipers, mirrors8.7 in 100 tests1.2× compared with 7.1 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
  6. Tyres6.2 in 100 tests0.9× compared with 7.1 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
  7. Noise, emissions, leaks5.7 in 100 tests0.9× compared with 6.7 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
  8. Seat belts and airbags2.8 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2006
  9. Steering2.7 in 100 tests0.8× compared with 3.3 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
  10. Number plates and VIN0.6 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2006
  11. Wheels0.5 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2006

All vehicles first used in 2006: the 133 models in our data, 620,189 tests (89.5% of all 693,219 tests on vehicles first used in 2006). Areas with fewer than 50 failures in a model aren't published, so an area is only compared when that leaves the all-vehicles figure at most 10% short; otherwise it shows –.

Typical mileage at test165,000

Median odometer reading at the 2025 MOT test, in miles. Half had more and half had less.

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