Volkswagen Transporter T30 Startline TDI
Reliability, estimated running costs, and MOT data across 3 model years from 4,277 MOT tests in 2024.
Avg Pass Rate
81%
Total Tests
4,277
Highest Pass Rate
2020 (85%)
Years Covered
3
About the Volkswagen Transporter T30 Startline TDI
The Volkswagen Transporter T30 Startline TDI was MOT tested 4,277 times in 2024 (DVSA data, retests included) across 3 model years (2019 to 2021), with an average pass rate of 81%. That's close to the average of 82% across all models in our data. Our records list diesel versions.
Best and Worst Years
Of the years with at least 100 tests, the 2020 model has the highest pass rate at 85% from 1,537 tests. The 2019 model has the lowest at 75%. The 10 point gap means pass rates vary somewhat between years, but no year is dramatically different. Newer cars usually pass more often simply because they are younger.
Reliability Trend
Newer Volkswagen Transporter T30 Startline TDIs pass their MOT more often than older ones, by 9 percentage points on average, which is mostly down to age and wear.
Mileage Across Years
The oldest model in our data (2019) averages 66,235 miles, while the newest (2021) averages 48,270 miles.
Compared to the Volkswagen brand average of 85%, the Transporter T30 Startline TDI is 4 points lower, placing it among the less reliable Volkswagen models.
Estimated Running Costs
Based on 7,400 miles/year, average pump prices of 174.57p petrol and 199.33p diesel (GOV.UK weekly road fuel prices, week of 19 October 2026), and MOT pass rate data. Insurance not included.
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Questions about the Volkswagen Transporter T30 Startline TDI
Is the Volkswagen Transporter T30 Startline TDI reliable?
Across its 3 model years in our data (2019 to 2021), the Volkswagen Transporter T30 Startline TDI averages an 81% MOT pass rate, from 4,277 tests (DVSA MOT data for tests in 2024, retests included). That's 1 point below the average of 82% across all models in the same data. The 2020 model has the highest pass rate of the years with at least 100 tests, at 85%.
Which year Volkswagen Transporter T30 Startline TDI has the best MOT pass rate?
Of the years with at least 100 tests, the 2020 Volkswagen Transporter T30 Startline TDI has the highest MOT pass rate at 85%, while the 2019 model has the lowest at 75%, a 10 point gap. Newer cars usually pass more often simply because they are younger, so compare years of a similar age.
Are newer Volkswagen Transporter T30 Startline TDIs more reliable?
Newer Volkswagen Transporter T30 Startline TDIs pass their MOT more often than older ones, by 9 percentage points on average, which is mostly down to age and wear.
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