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Volkswagen BEETLE - 2013

176.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2013 is 221.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen BEETLE, model year 2013. Sample size: 4,929 cars, 11,753 tests and 20,681 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 4,929 cars

The 2013 Volkswagen Beetle has an overall defect rate of 176 per 100 vehicles, which is 20% lower than the average for cars of the same year. While it shows higher defect rates in the lower mileage categories, such as over 124,000 miles, it significantly outperforms in several key areas, including brakes, steering, and lights, with defects in these categories being markedly lower than the average. The model's performance in the braking category is especially notable, with a defect rate of 77%, compared to the average of 100%. Overall, the Beetle demonstrates a strong reliability profile relative to its peers, particularly in crucial safety-related features.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 4,929 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 21.8% better
76.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 98.4 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
Steering
▲ 89.1% better
1.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 18.9% better
14.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▲ 40.5% better
29.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.1 / 100 tests
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • 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
  • Stop lamp(s): with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning
  • A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 10.8% better
195.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 219.6 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 9.0% worse
21.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 51.9% better
2.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.2 / 100 tests
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt:
  • Audible warning:
Other
▲ 53.6% better
9.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.6 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 379 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,061
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,021
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,948
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,655
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,095
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 875
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 776
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 750
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
FAIL
Occurrences: 597
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 590

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 875
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
FAIL
Occurrences: 597
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 484
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 398
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 281
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 270
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 202
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 167
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 167
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 140