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Volkswagen GOLF - 2011

259.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2011 is 274.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen GOLF, model year 2011. Sample size: 53,776 cars, 121,958 tests and 316,411 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 53,776 cars

The 2011 Volkswagen Golf has a slightly lower overall defect rate, with 259 defects per 100 vehicles, compared to the average of 271. The model shows particularly strong performance in categories like Steering and Lights & Electrics, where it has significantly fewer defects than the average. However, it stands out negatively in the Wheels, Suspensions & Axles category, with a higher defect rate of 322 compared to the average of 261. The defect rates increase with mileage, especially in the higher mileage segments, which is consistent with general trends observed across vehicles of this year.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 53,776 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 15.3% better
93.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 109.9 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 91.1% better
1.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.8 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • 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: damaged or deteriorated
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 9.9% better
19.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 21.2 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 47.9% better
35.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.9 / 100 tests
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 20.7% worse
321.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 266.4 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 34.2% better
20.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.3 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 16.2% better
6.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.4 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt:
Other
▲ 24.8% better
20.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.8 / 100 tests
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • 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
  • Emissions levels exceed default limits

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 421 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: 40,618
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 36,902
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 25,951
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 20,950
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 17,647
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 16,585
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10,483
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 9,216
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 9,084
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 6,998

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 6,998
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 5,228
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 5,157
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,797
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,485
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,521
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,445
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,376
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,207
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,934