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Volkswagen GOLF - 2023

44.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2023 is 36.8 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen GOLF, model year 2023. Sample size: 203 cars, 268 tests and 119 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 203 cars

The 2023 Volkswagen Golf shows a higher overall defect rate of 44 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 36 defects per 100, representing a 24% increase. Notably, the Golf excels in categories such as brakes, steering, and lights, where it has significantly lower defect rates than the average. However, it struggles in visibility, wheels and suspension, and body structure, with defect rates well above average, particularly in body structure, where it is six times higher than the average. Mileage trends indicate that defects increase with mileage, especially in the higher mileage brackets. Overall, while the Golf has strengths in some areas, it also faces considerable challenges in visibility and structural integrity.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 203 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 58.0% better
3.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
Steering
▲ 100.0% better
0.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.3 / 100 tests
Visibility
▼ 67.2% worse
9.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.8 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window: in such a condition that visibility through swept area is seriously affected
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▲ 82.8% better
1.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.7 / 100 tests
  • Headlamp cleaning device: inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID)
  • A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 40.5% worse
64.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 46.2 / 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
▼ 570.0% worse
6.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.0 / 100 tests
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
Equipment
▲ 100.0% better
0.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.3 / 100 tests
Other
▼ 100.0% worse
2.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.1 / 100 tests
  • Emissions levels exceed default limits
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 282 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: 36
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 23
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10
A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
PRS
Occurrences: 4
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 3
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 3
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 3

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 3
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 3
Emissions levels exceed default limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 1
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 1
Windscreen or window: in such a condition that visibility through swept area is seriously affected
FAIL
Occurrences: 1
Headlamp cleaning device: inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID)
FAIL
Occurrences: 1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 1
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1