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Volkswagen UP - 2012

154.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen UP, model year 2012. Sample size: 14,478 cars, 29,990 tests and 46,350 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 14,478 cars

The 2012 Volkswagen UP has an overall defect rate of 155 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly lower than the yearly average of 246 defects per 100 vehicles, marking a 37% improvement. While the model shows higher defect rates with increasing mileage, it performs particularly well in categories like brakes and steering, where it has 24% and 76% fewer defects compared to the average car. Additionally, it excels in lights and electrics, wheels, and body structure, with notable reductions in issues compared to the yearly averages. Overall, the Volkswagen UP demonstrates a robust performance in terms of reliability when compared to similar vehicles from the same year.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 14,478 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 22.0% better
81.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 76.5% better
3.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
  • 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: 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
Visibility
▲ 18.2% better
15.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▲ 64.0% better
22.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
  • 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 only one lamp or all lamps not working
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 35.3% better
158.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • 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 suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 38.5% better
16.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 40.3% better
3.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • A seat belt:
Other
▲ 62.3% better
8.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Emissions test unable to be completed
  • Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Emissions levels exceed default limits

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 402 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: 7,097
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,225
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,139
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,446
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,779
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,521
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,429
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,261
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,060
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 931

Serious faults (Top 10)

Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 931
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 622
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 535
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 481
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 420
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 398
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 356
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 349
Brakes imbalance across an axle such that: the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. Or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight lin
FAIL
Occurrences: 349
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 287