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Volkswagen PASSAT - 2017

125.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2017 is 137.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen PASSAT, model year 2017. Sample size: 14,379 cars, 30,529 tests and 38,301 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 14,379 cars

The 2017 Volkswagen Passat has an overall defect rate of 125 per 100 vehicles, which is 6% lower than the average for cars of the same year. In terms of mileage-related trends, the defect rate increases with mileage, peaking at 255 per 100 for those with 93,000 to 124,000 miles. Notably, the Passat excels in categories such as steering, visibility, and body structure, showing significantly lower defect rates compared to the average. There are no standout negative categories for this model, indicating a strong overall performance.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 14,379 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 4.0% better
69.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 72.5 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 89.3% better
0.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.6 / 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
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▲ 22.1% better
11.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • 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: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▲ 45.6% better
11.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.4 / 100 tests
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • 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
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 4.5% worse
149.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 143.1 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • 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
▲ 84.3% better
1.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
  • 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
Equipment
▲ 11.1% better
2.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 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
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 42.2% better
5.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.0 / 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
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 318 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: 9,804
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,422
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,291
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,921
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,710
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,356
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,163
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,052
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 950
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 843

Serious faults (Top 10)

A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,356
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 950
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 788
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 487
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 395
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 305
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 218
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 184
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 176
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 172