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Volkswagen Golf life tsi

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 3 years from 21,390 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

94%

Total Tests

21,390

Best Year

2021 (94%)

Years Covered

3

How reliable is the Volkswagen Golf life tsi?

vs national average+12% (82% avg)
vs Volkswagen brand average+9% (85% avg)
Best to worst year spread1 percentage points
Reliability trendStable over years

Volkswagen Golf life tsi by Year

YearPass RateTestsAvg Mileage
202293%17725,380 mi
202194%12,64832,729 mi
202094%8,56532,095 mi

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About the Volkswagen Golf life tsi

The Volkswagen Golf life tsi has been tested 21,390 times in 2024 MOT data across 3 model years (2020 to 2022), with an average pass rate of 94%. That's comfortably above the national average of 82%, making it a reliable choice. Available as petrol.

Best and Worst Years

The 2021 model is the most reliable with a 94% pass rate from 12,648 tests. The 2022 model has the lowest at 93%. With just a 1 point spread, the Golf life tsi is consistently reliable regardless of year.

Reliability Trend

The VOLKSWAGEN GOLF LIFE TSI has maintained consistent MOT pass rates across model years, varying by only 1 percentage points.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (2020) averages 32,095 miles, while the newest (2022) averages 25,380 miles.

Compared to the Volkswagen brand average of 85%, the Golf life tsi performs 9 points better, making it one of the more reliable options in the Volkswagen range.

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