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Volkswagen Passat sel tsi evo

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 3 years from 792 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

93%

Total Tests

792

Best Year

2020 (95%)

Years Covered

3

How reliable is the Volkswagen Passat sel tsi evo?

vs national average+11% (82% avg)
vs Volkswagen brand average+8% (85% avg)
Best to worst year spread7 percentage points
Reliability trendDeclining over years

Volkswagen Passat sel tsi evo by Year

YearPass RateTestsAvg Mileage
202188%20336,123 mi
202095%43641,115 mi
201995%15342,087 mi

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About the Volkswagen Passat sel tsi evo

The Volkswagen Passat sel tsi evo has been tested 792 times in 2024 MOT data across 3 model years (2019 to 2021), with an average pass rate of 93%. That's comfortably above the national average of 82%, making it a reliable choice. Available as petrol.

Best and Worst Years

The 2020 model is the most reliable with a 95% pass rate from 436 tests. The 2021 model has the lowest at 88%. The 7 point spread between years means reliability varies somewhat, but no year is dramatically different.

Reliability Trend

Older VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT SEL TSI EVOs tend to have better MOT pass rates than newer ones, with an average decline of 4 percentage points across model years.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (2019) averages 42,087 miles, while the newest (2021) averages 36,123 miles.

Compared to the Volkswagen brand average of 85%, the Passat sel tsi evo performs 8 points better, making it one of the more reliable options in the Volkswagen range.

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