Skip to main content

Volkswagen CARAVELLE - 2020

80.3 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 CARAVELLE, model year 2020. Sample size: 810 cars, 1,697 tests and 1,363 recorded faults.
0%
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 810 cars

The 2020 Volkswagen Caravelle has an overall defect rate of 80 per 100 vehicles, which is 11% lower than the average for its year at 90 per 100. The model shows notable improvement in several categories, particularly in brakes, steering, visibility, and lights & electrics, where it outperforms the average defect rates by 24% to 41%. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase with higher mileage, but the Caravelle remains relatively consistent across different mileage segments compared to its peers. Overall, this model exhibits strong reliability, especially in critical safety areas.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 810 cars

More model years for Volkswagen CARAVELLE

1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Other models from Volkswagen

Volkswagen AMAROK Volkswagen ARTEON Volkswagen BEETLE Volkswagen BORA Volkswagen CADDY Volkswagen CALIFORNIA Volkswagen CAMPER Volkswagen CARAVELLE Volkswagen CC Volkswagen CORRADO Volkswagen CRAFTER Volkswagen E-GOLF Volkswagen E-UP Volkswagen EOS Volkswagen FOX Volkswagen GOLF Volkswagen GRAND CALIFORNIA Volkswagen HIGH UP Volkswagen ID3 Volkswagen ID4 Volkswagen ID5 Volkswagen JETTA Volkswagen LT Volkswagen LUPO Volkswagen MOTOR CARAVAN Volkswagen MOVE UP Volkswagen PASSAT Volkswagen POLO Volkswagen SCIROCCO Volkswagen SHARAN Volkswagen T-CROSS Volkswagen T-ROC Volkswagen TAIGO Volkswagen TIGUAN Volkswagen TOUAREG Volkswagen TOURAN Volkswagen TRANSPORTER Volkswagen UP

Categories

Brakes
▲ 27.2% better
37.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake lining or pad: worn down to wear indicator
Steering
▲ 40.0% better
0.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Power steering fluid: level below minimum mark
Visibility
▲ 31.2% better
9.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 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
  • Windscreen or window excessively tinted: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▲ 42.9% better
6.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 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
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • Stop lamp(s): with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning
  • A 13-pin trailer socket: not functioning at all
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 2.4% worse
99.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.5 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▼ 4.2% worse
2.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • An engine mounting or bracket: severely damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement
Equipment
▲ 13.3% better
1.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • A seat belt:
  • A statutory seat belt missing
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 21.6% better
2.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • 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
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 273 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: 361
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 156
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 86
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 72
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 72
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 67
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 56
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 41
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 35
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 32

Serious faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 35
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 31
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 30
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 28
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 27
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 26
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 16
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 12
Brake lining or pad: worn down to wear indicator
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 9