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Volkswagen Golf match edition tdi

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 3 years from 3,280 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

94%

Total Tests

3,280

Best Year

2021 (98%)

Years Covered

3

How reliable is the Volkswagen Golf match edition tdi?

vs national average+12% (82% avg)
vs Volkswagen brand average+9% (85% avg)
Best to worst year spread7 percentage points
Reliability trendImproving over years

Volkswagen Golf match edition tdi by Year

YearPass RateTestsAvg Mileage
202198%9842,059 mi
202092%2,05348,535 mi
201991%1,12953,320 mi

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About the Volkswagen Golf match edition tdi

The Volkswagen Golf match edition tdi has been tested 3,280 times in 2024 MOT data across 3 model years (2019 to 2021), with an average pass rate of 94%. That's comfortably above the national average of 82%, making it a reliable choice. Available as diesel.

Best and Worst Years

The 2021 model is the most reliable with a 98% pass rate from 98 tests. The 2019 model has the lowest at 91%. The 7 point spread between years means reliability varies somewhat, but no year is dramatically different.

Reliability Trend

Newer VOLKSWAGEN GOLF MATCH EDITION TDIs show better MOT pass rates than older ones, with an average improvement of 4 percentage points.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (2019) averages 53,320 miles, while the newest (2021) averages 42,059 miles.

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

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