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Volkswagen TRANSPORTER - 2021

87.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2021 is 80.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen TRANSPORTER, model year 2021. Sample size: 21,735 cars, 50,005 tests and 43,874 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 21,735 cars

The 2021 Volkswagen Transporter has an overall defect rate of 88 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 12% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, this model shows significantly better performance in the steering category, with a defect rate of only 0.34 compared to the average of 0.73. However, it falls short in several areas, including lights and electrics, body and structure, and equipment, where it has higher defect rates than the average. The data also indicates a trend of increasing defects with mileage, with rates peaking at 245 defects per 100 vehicles for those over 124,000 miles.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 21,735 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 1.0% worse
40.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 40.0 / 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
▲ 57.1% better
0.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.7 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • Steering
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▼ 6.9% worse
15.5 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
▼ 64.3% worse
18.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 3.9% worse
90.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 87.3 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▼ 19.0% worse
2.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • An engine mounting or bracket: severely damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement
  • An engine mounting or bracket: severely damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
Equipment
▼ 146.7% worse
3.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt:
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▼ 44.4% worse
3.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 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
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 268 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: 9,602
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,799
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,947
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,855
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,557
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,501
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,450
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,295
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,164
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 1,157

Serious faults (Top 10)

A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,164
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,068
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 824
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 786
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 727
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 630
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 430
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 422
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 379
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 294