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Volkswagen CRAFTER - 2016

257.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen CRAFTER, model year 2016. Sample size: 5,728 cars, 12,520 tests and 32,205 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 5,728 cars

The 2016 Volkswagen Crafter has a higher overall defect rate compared to the average vehicle from the same year, with approximately 257 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 70.5% above the average of 151 defects. Notably, as mileage increases, the defect rate also rises significantly, particularly in the higher mileage categories. The Crafter stands out negatively in several areas, including brakes, steering, visibility, and lights and electrics, where its defect rates are substantially higher than the average. While tyre wear is a common issue across many models, the specific concerns for the Crafter highlight a need for attention in these critical safety categories.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 5,728 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 123.5% worse
174.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▼ 138.3% worse
19.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Excessive radial movement between the top of the steering column and the shaft indicating an excessively worn top bearing
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▼ 157.3% worse
38.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • 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
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▼ 196.5% worse
75.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 100 tests
  • A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
  • 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
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 1.3% worse
161.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▲ 1.1% better
9.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
  • 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 flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
  • Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
Equipment
▼ 100.0% worse
6.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
Other
▼ 157.5% worse
29.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 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
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 391 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: 3,502
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,180
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,943
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,012
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,367
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,233
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 822
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 778
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 772
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 602

Serious faults (Top 10)

Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 822
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 778
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 510
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 401
Parking brake efficiency: less than 50% of the required value
FAIL
Occurrences: 394
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 245
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 230
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 226
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 218
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 211