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Volkswagen GOLF - 2017

117.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2017 is 137.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen GOLF, model year 2017. Sample size: 76,673 cars, 161,185 tests and 188,968 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 76,673 cars

The 2017 Volkswagen Golf has an overall defect rate of 117 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 12% lower than the average car of the same year that experiences 134 defects per 100 vehicles. The model performs particularly well in several categories, with significantly fewer issues reported in steering, visibility, and lights and electrics compared to the average. Notably, the Golf shows an increasing trend in defects as mileage increases, especially in the higher mileage brackets. While tyre wear is a common concern for many vehicles, the Golf stands out positively in its overall reliability, particularly in less common defect categories.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 76,673 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 21.4% better
57.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 72.5 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 91.1% better
0.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.6 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • 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
Visibility
▲ 31.7% better
9.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • 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
Lights & Electrics
▲ 47.5% better
10.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.4 / 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
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 4.1% worse
149.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 143.1 / 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 tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 75.7% better
1.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • 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
Equipment
▲ 55.6% better
1.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • Audible warning:
Other
▲ 51.1% better
4.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.0 / 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
0 318 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: 37,399
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 31,624
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 21,599
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 18,040
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 16,554
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,672
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,388
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 4,303
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 3,194
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,049

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 4,303
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,049
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,978
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,162
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,108
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 990
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 881
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 642
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 615
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 497