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Volkswagen CALIFORNIA - 2014

137.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen CALIFORNIA, model year 2014. Sample size: 784 cars, 1,664 tests and 2,281 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 784 cars

The 2014 Volkswagen California shows a significantly lower overall defect rate compared to the average vehicle of the same year, with 137 defects per 100 cars versus 194. The model performs particularly well in categories such as brakes, steering, and body structure, with defect percentages substantially below the average. However, as mileage increases, the defect rate for this model tends to rise, particularly in the higher mileage categories. Overall, the California stands out positively in various areas, suggesting a reliable performance relative to its peers.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 784 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 20.6% better
73.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Warning device shows system malfunction
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 31.1% better
8.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▼ 4.7% worse
18.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▲ 40.8% better
23.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Reflector defective or damaged: by up to 50% of the reflecting surface
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 29.9% better
139.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • 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
▲ 74.4% better
4.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
  • 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
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 24.4% better
3.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • Seat belt retractor not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt:
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 73.2% better
4.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Emission control equipment fitted by the manufacturer missing, obviously modified or obviously defective
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 360 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: 376
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 232
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 202
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 124
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 119
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: 101
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 89
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 86
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 81
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 77

Serious faults (Top 10)

A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 77
Warning device shows system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 47
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 44
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 40
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 21
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 19
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 18
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 15
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 14
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 13