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Volkswagen TRANSPORTER - 2018

118.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2018 is 123.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen TRANSPORTER, model year 2018. Sample size: 24,809 cars, 56,468 tests and 66,606 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 24,809 cars

The 2018 Volkswagen Transporter has an overall defect rate of 118 per 100 vehicles, slightly lower than the average of 120 per 100 for its year. While it shows better performance in braking and steering issues, with defect rates significantly below the average, it struggles in areas such as visibility, lights and electrics, and body structure, where it has notably higher defect rates compared to its peers. Defects tend to increase with mileage, particularly in the higher mileage categories, indicating a trend that requires attention. Overall, while the model excels in certain safety-related aspects, it faces challenges in visibility and equipment reliability.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 24,809 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 24.6% better
51.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 58.0% better
2.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.0 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▼ 20.9% worse
16.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.9 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▼ 19.9% worse
21.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.6 / 100 tests
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • Reflector defective or damaged: by up to 50% of the reflecting surface
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • 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
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 8.1% better
116.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 126.7 / 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 spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 21.6% worse
6.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 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
  • Exhaust fumes: entering cabin
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • An engine mounting or bracket: severely damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement
Equipment
▼ 168.2% worse
5.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.2 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt:
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▼ 120.0% worse
15.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 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
0 307 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: 12,209
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,133
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,039
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,388
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,577
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 2,642
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,585
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,412
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,081
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,254

Serious faults (Top 10)

A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,081
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 947
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 939
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 919
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 885
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 761
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 635
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 367
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 361
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 346