Volkswagen Tporter
Registered in 2014.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2014 2.0 diesel. 7 of 50 tests failed, 14%.
Better than 68% of 2014 cars. The typical one fails 17%, across 870 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Exhaust and emissions | 43% | 3 |
| Lights and electrics | 43% | 3 |
| Visibility | 43% | 3 |
| Suspension | 29% | 2 |
| Tyres and wheels | 14% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Exhaust and emissions — 43% of its failures
- Suspension — 29% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Tyres and wheels — 14% of its failures
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Lights and electrics — 43% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Visibility — 43% of its failures
- Obligatory mirror or device inoperative, excessively damaged or insecure