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Volkswagen CADDY - 2020

116.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2020 is 91.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen CADDY, model year 2020. Sample size: 6,887 cars, 14,576 tests and 16,942 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 6,887 cars

The 2020 Volkswagen Caddy has an overall defect rate of 116 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly higher than the average of 90 defects per 100 vehicles for the same year, representing a 29% increase. The model particularly struggles with brakes, showing a defect rate of 63%, compared to the average of 49%. Additionally, it has higher rates of issues in visibility and lights & electrics, with 21% and 20% of vehicles respectively experiencing defects, both worse than their averages. However, the Caddy excels in steering defects, showing a notable lower rate of just 0.5% compared to the average of 1.4%. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase with mileage across all segments, but the Caddy shows particularly high numbers in the lower mileage ranges.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 6,887 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 23.2% worse
62.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 66.7% better
0.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
  • 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.
Visibility
▼ 45.4% worse
20.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • 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: defective
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 75.9% worse
19.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • Reflector defective or damaged: by up to 50% of the reflecting surface
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 16.4% worse
113.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.5 / 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 tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 16.7% worse
2.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
Equipment
▼ 26.7% worse
1.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • Audible warning:
Other
▼ 197.3% worse
11.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 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
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 276 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: 3,647
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,656
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,574
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,510
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 830
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 604
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 594
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 537
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 383
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 350

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 383
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 350
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 287
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 279
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 274
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 139
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 135
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 126
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 89
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 89