Volkswagen Golf R

Registered from 2015 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 2021 2.0 petrol. 5 of 66 tests failed, 8%.

Better than 21% of 2021 cars. The typical one fails 5%, across 342 models with enough tests behind them to say.

Where	Share of failures	Failed tests
Lights and electrics	40%	2
Exhaust and emissions	20%	1
Steering	20%	1
Tyres and wheels	20%	1

The defects inspectors cite

The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
A tyre seriously damaged
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer

Before you buy one

Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.

Exhaust and emissions — 20% of its failures
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
Steering — 20% of its failures
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
Tyres and wheels — 20% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
Lights and electrics — 40% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

Specification

Year	Measured
2015	2.0 petrol · 1500 kg · 2626 mm wheelbase · 6.6 L/100km (NEDC)