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Volkswagen GOLF - 2006

382.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2006 is 371.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen GOLF, model year 2006. Sample size: 30,385 cars, 67,474 tests and 258,016 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 30,385 cars

The 2006 Volkswagen Golf has an overall defect rate of 382 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly higher than the average of 369 per 100 vehicles for that year, representing a difference of 3.6%. Notably, the defect rate increases with mileage, particularly in the highest mileage category, where it reaches 516 per 100 vehicles. The Golf performs better in the brakes and steering categories, showing significantly fewer defects compared to the average. However, it struggles with issues related to body structure and equipment, where it has a higher defect rate than average.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 30,385 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 20.6% better
122.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 154.1 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
Steering
▲ 60.4% better
8.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.2 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • EPS MIL indicating a system malfunction
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 8.7% better
25.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.7 / 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
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 7.8% worse
119.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 111.1 / 100 tests
  • Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: seriously defective or missing
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 11.8% worse
351.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.5 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
  • 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
Body/Structure
▼ 29.2% worse
76.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 59.5 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 46.6% worse
17.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.8 / 100 tests
  • is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
Other
▲ 2.7% better
43.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 44.7 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Emissions levels exceed default limits

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 516 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: 25,269
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 24,187
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 16,164
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10,648
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 9,795
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 8,497
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,487
Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,424
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 7,383
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,774

Serious faults (Top 10)

A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 4,350
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 4,302
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 4,225
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 4,171
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,183
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,144
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,133
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,638
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,550
Headlamp reflector or lens: seriously defective or missing
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,545