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Volkswagen LUPO - 2000

433.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2000 is 366.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen LUPO, model year 2000. Sample size: 785 cars, 1,633 tests and 7,083 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 785 cars

The 2000 Volkswagen Lupo has a higher overall defect rate compared to the average car from the same year, with 434 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 20% more than the average of 362 defects. Notably, it performs better in the categories of Body/Structure and Equipment, with defect rates significantly lower than the average. However, it has a higher incidence of issues related to Wheels, Suspensions & Axles, and a concerning number of other defects. Mileage trends show that as the mileage increases, the defect rate for the Lupo also rises, particularly after reaching 124,000 miles.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 785 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 15.7% worse
188.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 162.9 / 100 tests
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
  • Brakes imbalance across an axle such that: the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. Or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight lin
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 14.2% better
23.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.8 / 100 tests
  • Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
  • 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.
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▼ 11.6% worse
31.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 28.5 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • 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: defective
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▼ 20.3% worse
96.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 79.9 / 100 tests
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
  • Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
  • 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
▼ 25.1% worse
353.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 282.2 / 100 tests
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • 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
▲ 23.1% better
58.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 76.1 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • A door hinge, catch or pillar: excessively deteriorated
Equipment
▲ 25.4% better
13.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.7 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • Audible warning:
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▼ 78.3% worse
103.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 58.0 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
  • Emissions test unable to be completed
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Emissions levels exceed default limits

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 618 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: 567
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 530
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 502
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 426
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 411
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 396
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 349
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 239
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 228
Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 217

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 80
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
FAIL
Occurrences: 77
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 75
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 74
Brakes imbalance across an axle such that: the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. Or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight lin
FAIL
Occurrences: 64
Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 62
Emissions levels exceed default limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 56
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 52
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 41
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 41