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Volkswagen PASSAT - 2016

136.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen PASSAT, model year 2016. Sample size: 15,515 cars, 32,838 tests and 44,844 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 15,515 cars

The 2016 Volkswagen Passat shows an overall defect rate of 137 per 100 vehicles, which is 10% lower than the average for its year. Notably, it excels in categories such as steering, lights and electrics, and body/structure, exhibiting significantly fewer defects compared to the average car. However, it has a higher incidence of equipment-related issues. Mileage trends indicate that defects increase with mileage, but the Passat performs better than average, especially in the lower mileage ranges.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 15,515 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 7.4% better
72.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 92.6% better
0.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • 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
Visibility
▲ 18.0% better
12.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 51.6% better
12.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 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
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 0.9% worse
160.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 83.5% better
1.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
  • 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 transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
  • Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
Equipment
▼ 18.2% worse
3.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt:
  • Audible warning:
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 16.8% better
9.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • 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
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 329 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: 11,017
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,378
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,653
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,334
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,732
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,015
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,421
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,246
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,030
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 938

Serious faults (Top 10)

A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,421
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 938
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 767
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 464
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 448
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 415
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 374
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 274
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 274
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 226