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Volkswagen CADDY - 2009

325.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2009 is 311.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen CADDY, model year 2009. Sample size: 7,209 cars, 16,555 tests and 53,862 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 7,209 cars

The 2009 Volkswagen Caddy has an overall defect rate of 325 per 100 vehicles, which is 5% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, it performs significantly better in the steering category, with only 8% of vehicles showing defects compared to the average of 16%. However, it struggles with visibility issues, exhibiting defects in 41% of cases, which is markedly worse than the average rate of 23%. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase with higher mileage, particularly in the 93,000 to 124,000 miles range, where the Caddy shows a defect rate of 406 per 100 vehicles. Overall, while the Caddy excels in steering reliability, its visibility issues warrant attention.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 7,209 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 6.6% better
109.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 117.5 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 53.4% better
7.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.3 / 100 tests
  • 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.
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▼ 75.6% worse
41.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.4 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 15.2% better
68.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 80.9 / 100 tests
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • A battery insecure: but not likely to fall from carrier
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 9.6% worse
328.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 299.8 / 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 shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▼ 11.8% worse
46.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.5 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • 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
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 3.6% worse
8.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.3 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt:
  • Audible warning:
Other
▼ 16.6% worse
40.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 34.4 / 100 tests
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Emissions test unable to be completed
  • 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
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 454 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)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,912
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,563
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,102
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,277
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 2,189
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,957
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,816
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,729
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,566
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,423

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,816
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,067
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 615
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 596
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 502
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 502
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 454
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 367
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 366
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 343