Volkswagen Golf GTI
Registered from 2020 to 2021.
About this model
The Volkswagen Golf is a compact car/small family car (C-segment) produced by the German automotive manufacturer Volkswagen since 1974, marketed worldwide across eight generations, in various body configurations and under various nameplates – including as the Volkswagen Rabbit in the United States and Canada, and as the Volkswagen Caribe in Mexico (Mk1). The Golf is Volkswagen's bestseller and the third best-selling automobile of all time, with over 37 million units sold worldwide.
From the Wikipedia article Volkswagen Golf, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2020 2.0 petrol. 67 of 885 tests failed, 8%.
Better than 60% of 2020 cars. The typical one fails 8%, across 906 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres and wheels | 73% | 49 |
| Brakes | 15% | 10 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 6% | 4 |
| Plates and identity | 6% | 4 |
| Visibility | 6% | 4 |
| Body and structure | 4% | 3 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Tyres and wheels — 73% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Brakes — 15% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator
- Exhaust and emissions — 6% of its failures
- Plates and identity — 6% of its failures
- Visibility — 6% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 40–60k miles this one fails 11% of its inspections, against the 13% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 7% | 5% | 320 | |
| 20–40k miles | 7% | 10% | 481 | |
| 40–60k miles | 11% | 13% | 76 |
877 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 20k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2.0 petrol · 1463 kg · 2627 mm wheelbase · 7.1 L/100km (WLTP) |