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Volkswagen GOLF - 2020

81.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2020 is 91.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen GOLF, model year 2020. Sample size: 43,223 cars, 87,675 tests and 71,547 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 43,223 cars

The 2020 Volkswagen Golf has an overall defect rate of 82 per 100 vehicles, which is 9% lower than the average for cars of the same year. Mileage-related trends indicate that defect rates increase with higher mileage, particularly in the 62,000 to 93,000-mile category. Notably, the Golf performs significantly better than average in several categories, including brakes and steering, where its defect rates are much lower. Additionally, it shows reduced issues in visibility, lights and electrics, and body structure compared to its peers, indicating strong reliability in these areas.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 43,223 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 36.4% better
32.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.8 / 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
▲ 86.7% better
0.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 49.6% better
7.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 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
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 65.2% better
3.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 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
  • A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 18.6% worse
115.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.5 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 75.0% better
0.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 100 tests
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
  • 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
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
Equipment
▲ 40.0% better
0.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 29.7% better
2.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 273 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: 17,567
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 15,970
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,238
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,656
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,203
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,810
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,787
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,477
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,342
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,144

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,787
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,477
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,006
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 703
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 517
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 425
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 274
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 184
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 130
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 116