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Volkswagen PASSAT - 2000

399.4 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 PASSAT, model year 2000. Sample size: 473 cars, 1,017 tests and 4,062 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 473 cars

The 2000 Volkswagen Passat has an overall defect rate of 399 per 100 vehicles, which is about 10% higher than the average for its year at 362 per 100. Notably, it performs better in the 'Equipment' category, with significantly fewer issues compared to the average. However, it shows a concerning trend in 'Lights & Electrics,' where defects are 74% higher than average, and also has a higher rate of issues in the 'Other' category. Mileage trends indicate that the highest defect rates appear in vehicles with lower mileage, particularly those with 0–31,000 miles and over 124,000 miles.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 473 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 4.2% worse
169.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 162.9 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 0.4% better
26.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.8 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▼ 17.2% worse
33.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 28.5 / 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
▼ 75.2% worse
140.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 79.9 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 1.7% better
277.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 282.2 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 12.9% better
66.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 76.1 / 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
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 49.2% better
9.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.7 / 100 tests
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A statutory seat belt missing
Other
▼ 31.6% worse
76.3 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
  • Emissions levels exceed default limits
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 543 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: 311
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 310
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 295
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 237
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 158
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 139
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 126
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 124
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 119
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 106

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 119
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 72
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 72
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 32
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 27
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 26
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 26
Emissions levels exceed default limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 25
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 25
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 22