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Volkswagen CRAFTER - 2019

135.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2019 is 108.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen CRAFTER, model year 2019. Sample size: 8,982 cars, 19,609 tests and 26,647 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 8,982 cars

The 2019 Volkswagen Crafter has an overall defect rate of 136 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly higher than the yearly average of 106 defects per 100 vehicles, indicating a 28% increase in defects compared to similar models. Notably, this model exhibits higher failure rates in categories like Visibility, Lights & Electrics, and Body/Structure, where it performs worse than average. In contrast, it shows better performance in Steering and Wheels, Suspensions & Axles, with lower defect rates in these categories compared to the average. Mileage trends reveal increased defects with age, particularly in the highest mileage bracket (over 124,000 miles), where the rate climbs to 282 defects per 100 vehicles.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 8,982 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 6.4% better
58.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 62.4 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 32.1% better
1.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.8 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering linkage component with: excessive movement between components or likely to become detached
  • 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
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▼ 148.6% worse
34.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 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 washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
  • Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 198.0% worse
44.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.9 / 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
  • Reflector defective or damaged: by up to 50% of the reflecting surface
  • A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 29.7% better
79.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 112.9 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • 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 tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▼ 268.6% worse
12.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.5 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • 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
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
Equipment
▼ 100.0% worse
3.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.8 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt:
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 623.5% worse
36.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 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
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 289 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: 3,592
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,306
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,897
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,818
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,349
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 940
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 735
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: 685
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 615
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 499

Serious faults (Top 10)

Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 615
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 472
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 350
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 342
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 305
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 286
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 261
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 258
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 256
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 239