MOT Stats
Vehicle types : Car : Volkswagen : Passat
Volkswagen Passat
| Year | Tests | Pass rate | Most common fail reason |
| 1972 | 1 | 100% | n/a |
| 1981 | 1 | 0% | Braking effort not recording at a wheel. |
| 1983 | 4 | 50% | Position lamp missing or inoperative. |
| 1984 | 2 | 100% | n/a |
| 1985 | 3 | 100% | n/a |
| 1986 | 3 | 66.67% | Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear. |
| 1987 | 11 | 72.73% | Emissions levels exceed default limits. |
| 1988 | 8 | 87.5% | Excessive corrosion to, or weakened structure near any suspension mounting. |
| 1989 | 11 | 90.91% | Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged. |
| 1990 | 16 | 68.75% | Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged. |
| 1991 | 21 | 57.14% | Brakes out of balance across an axle. |
| 1992 | 21 | 71.43% | Headlamp aim outwith limits. |
| 1993 | 26 | 65.38% | Excessive corrosion to, or weakened structure near any suspension mounting. |
| 1994 | 29 | 44.83% | Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged. |
| 1995 | 31 | 61.29% | Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn. |
| 1996 | 58 | 60.34% | Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement. |
| 1997 | 105 | 58.1% | Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn. |
| 1998 | 324 | 56.17% | Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn. |
| 1999 | 460 | 56.3% | Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn. |
| 2000 | 559 | 53.67% | Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn. |
| 2001 | 1,197 | 55.97% | Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn. |
| 2002 | 2,062 | 56.55% | Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn. |
| 2003 | 3,225 | 56.22% | Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn. |
| 2004 | 3,859 | 58.18% | Constant velocity joint boot missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. |
| 2005 | 4,838 | 57.88% | Constant velocity joint boot missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. |
| 2006 | 6,725 | 56.06% | Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn. |
| 2007 | 9,799 | 58.79% | Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened. |
| 2008 | 10,917 | 60.62% | Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened. |
| 2009 | 12,580 | 62.63% | Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened. |
| 2010 | 12,145 | 62.87% | Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened. |
| 2011 | 17,258 | 65.48% | Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn. |
| 2012 | 14,642 | 67.03% | Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn. |
| 2013 | 12,672 | 70.1% | Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn. |
| 2014 | 15,441 | 72.64% | Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn. |
| 2015 | 16,135 | 78.8% | Shock absorber disfunctional or leaking severely. |
| 2016 | 15,497 | 80.93% | Shock absorber disfunctional or leaking severely. |
| 2017 | 14,246 | 83.57% | Shock absorber disfunctional or leaking severely. |
| 2018 | 11,166 | 85.73% | Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear. |
| 2019 | 7,865 | 86.01% | Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear. |
| 2020 | 6,136 | 86.8% | Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear. |
| 2021 | 557 | 87.43% | SRS malfunction indicator lamp indicates a system malfunction. |
| 2022 | 40 | 90% | Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear. |
| 2023 | 51 | 98.04% | Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limit. |
Tests: 200,747
Average Volkswagen Passat pass rate: 70.7%
Most common fail reasons
| # | Reason | Fail code | Category | % |
| 1 | Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn. | 5.3.4(a)(i) | Major | 16% |
| 2 | Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear. | 5.2.3(d)(ii) | Dangerous | 14% |
| 3 | Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened. | 5.3.1(b)(i) | Major | 12% |
| 4 | Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements. | 5.2.3(e) | Dangerous | 12% |
| 5 | Constant velocity joint boot missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. | 6.1.7(g)(ii) | Major | 8% |
| 6 | Suspension joint dust cover missing or ineffective. | 5.3.4(b)(ii) | Major | 7% |
| 7 | Headlamp aim outwith limits. | 4.1.2(a) | Major | 7% |
| 8 | Brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm. | 1.1.13(a)(ii) | Dangerous | 7% |
| 9 | Shock absorber disfunctional or leaking severely. | 5.3.2(b) | Major | 6% |
| 10 | Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction. | 8.2.2.2(g) | Major | 6% |
Tests date range:
10th February 2023 to 9th February 2024
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