Volkswagen Caravelle MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 69.2% of 18,913 MOT tests on the Volkswagen Caravelle ended in a pass, 7.3 points below the 76.5% average for all cars. Comparing like for like at ages 3 to 10, it passed 79.4% against 82.0%.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the Volkswagen Caravelle 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2508 tests | 89.8% | 27,000 · 19k to 35k |
| 3725 tests | 85.7% | 31,000 · 21k to 43k |
| 4747 tests | 83.8% | 39,000 · 27k to 51k |
| 5760 tests | 82.1% | 51,000 · 37k to 71k |
| 61,031 tests | 78.0% | 61,000 · 45k to 77k |
| 7761 tests | 78.2% | 65,000 · 49k to 85k |
| 8731 tests | 77.2% | 73,000 · 53k to 95k |
| 9664 tests | 75.0% | 79,000 · 57k to 101k |
| 10796 tests | 75.4% | 85,000 · 67k to 111k |
| 11685 tests | 73.3% | 99,000 · 75k to 131k |
| 12645 tests | 69.8% | 103,000 · 77k to 135k |
| 13534 tests | 71.7% | 109,000 · 83k to 137k |
| 14439 tests | 65.6% | 121,000 · 95k to 151k |
| 15614 tests | 64.2% | 129,000 · 103k to 165k |
| 16590 tests | 61.5% | 143,000 · 109k to 181k |
| 17646 tests | 62.7% | 159,000 · 125k to 197k |
| 18646 tests | 60.2% | 163,000 · 129k to 211k |
| 19504 tests | 60.3% | 167,000 · 135k to 209k |
| 20724 tests | 60.8% | 189,000 · 147k to 239k |
| 21739 tests | 65.2% | 189,000 · 149k to 237k |
| 22593 tests | 60.0% | 187,000 · 153k to 225k |
| 23505 tests | 59.8% | 185,000 · 151k to 225k |
| 24400 tests | 56.0% | 183,000 · 137k to 227k |
| 25459 tests | 54.9% | 175,000 · 129k to 227k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the Volkswagen Caravelle. 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 Caravelle
The parts that come up most often in Volkswagen Caravelle MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- Brake pipes and hosesLook underneath at the metal brake pipes for heavy rust, and at the rubber hoses for cracks or bulges.
- Oil leaksLook under the engine and gearbox, and at the ground where the car was parked, for fresh oil.
- 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.
- LightsWalk round with every light on, and ask someone to press the brake pedal so you can see both brake lights.
- TyresCheck the tread across the full width of every tyre, including the inner edge, and look for cuts and bulges in the sidewalls.
Check a specific Caravelle
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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.