Volkswagen Beetle MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 64.1% of 48,614 MOT tests on the Volkswagen Beetle ended in a pass, 12.4 points below the 76.5% average for all cars.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the Volkswagen Beetle MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
| Age | Pass rate | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 4548 tests | 84.5% | 25,000 · 17k to 35k |
| 51,320 tests | 81.8% | 31,000 · 21k to 45k |
| 61,781 tests | 78.7% | 39,000 · 27k to 53k |
| 72,816 tests | 75.6% | 47,000 · 33k to 61k |
| 83,380 tests | 73.5% | 53,000 · 39k to 69k |
| 94,152 tests | 69.8% | 61,000 · 45k to 79k |
| 103,567 tests | 69.7% | 67,000 · 51k to 87k |
| 11961 tests | 69.5% | 67,000 · 53k to 85k |
| 121,654 tests | 67.8% | 71,000 · 55k to 91k |
| 132,008 tests | 62.5% | 77,000 · 59k to 97k |
| 141,995 tests | 57.3% | 85,000 · 67k to 105k |
| 153,176 tests | 56.0% | 89,000 · 69k to 109k |
| 163,253 tests | 55.8% | 93,000 · 75k to 115k |
| 173,481 tests | 58.5% | 97,000 · 77k to 117k |
| 184,080 tests | 57.1% | 99,000 · 79k to 123k |
| 193,962 tests | 55.8% | 103,000 · 83k to 127k |
| 202,197 tests | 55.8% | 105,000 · 83k to 131k |
| 211,501 tests | 54.2% | 103,000 · 81k to 127k |
| 221,202 tests | 57.7% | 101,000 · 75k to 127k |
| 23466 tests | 58.6% | 99,000 · 71k to 127k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the Volkswagen Beetle. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.
Failures
Advisories and minor defects
What to check on a used Beetle
The parts that come up most often in Volkswagen Beetle MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- TyresCheck the tread across the full width of every tyre, including the inner edge, and look for cuts and bulges in the sidewalls.
- Brake discs and padsAsk when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
- Suspension and steering jointsListen for knocks over bumps and at full lock, and ask whether any suspension or steering joints have been replaced.
- Coil springsCompare the gap between each tyre and its wheel arch. A corner sitting lower than the others can mean a broken spring.
- Oil leaksLook under the engine and gearbox, and at the ground where the car was parked, for fresh oil.
Check a specific Beetle
Fleet averages only go so far. Enter the registration to see that car's own MOT history, mileage record and current condition, free.
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Other Volkswagen models
Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all Volkswagen models or see every make.
How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.
Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.