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Volkswagen PASSAT - 2015

149.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2015 is 174.5 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen PASSAT, model year 2015. Sample size: 16,120 cars, 33,894 tests and 50,555 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 16,120 cars

The 2015 Volkswagen Passat has an overall defect rate of 149 per 100 vehicles, which is 12.5% lower than the average for its year, indicating better reliability. Mileage-related trends show that defects increase with mileage, particularly in the higher mileage brackets, but the Passat consistently outperforms the average across most mileage segments. Notably, it excels in categories such as Steering, Visibility, Lights & Electrics, and Body/Structure, all of which show significantly lower defect rates compared to the yearly average. Conversely, it faces more issues in the Equipment category, where it has a higher defect rate than average.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 16,120 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 7.2% better
78.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 84.7 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 88.9% better
1.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.9 / 100 tests
  • 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.
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 22.4% better
12.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
  • 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
▲ 48.1% better
16.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.0 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • 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
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 4.7% better
170.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 178.3 / 100 tests
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • 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
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▲ 86.3% better
1.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.7 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
Equipment
▼ 77.5% worse
7.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.0 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • Audible warning:
Other
▲ 15.2% better
11.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 342 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: 11,733
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,561
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,031
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,584
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,082
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,924
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,308
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,179
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,141
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,089

Serious faults (Top 10)

A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,179
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,089
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 812
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 652
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 611
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 444
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 410
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 401
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 370
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 231