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Volkswagen

Running costs, reliability, and MOT data for 319 models from 5,801,397 MOT tests (DVSA MOT data for tests in 2024, retests included).

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Avg Pass Rate

85%

Total Tests

5,801,397

Models

319

Years Covered

1990-2024

Most Reliable

T-Roc Active TSI Evo S-A

98% pass rate

Least Reliable

Fox

71% pass rate

Most Popular

Golf

1,582,776 tests

About Volkswagen Cars

Volkswagen ranks joint 31st out of 70 car makes in our data (those with at least 1,000 MOT tests) by average MOT pass rate, at 85%. That's close to the 85% average across all models in our data, placing Volkswagen in the middle of the pack for reliability.

With 319 models across 35 years of data (1990 to 2024), there's a wide spread of 27 percentage points between the most and least reliable models. Choosing the right model matters significantly with Volkswagen.

Most and Least Reliable Volkswagen Models

The T-Roc Active TSI Evo S-A leads the range with a 98% average pass rate from 1,786 tests. At the other end, the Fox has the lowest at 71%. Overall, more than half of Volkswagen's models have a pass rate of 85% or more, which is a good sign for the brand.

Volkswagen Fuel Types

Volkswagen models in our data come in 126 petrol, 155 diesel, 14 hybrid, 24 electric variants (each model counted once, under the fuel type recorded for most of its tests). Volkswagen is among the manufacturers offering electric options in the UK market.

Estimated Running Costs

Fuel (Petrol, 1980cc)
£1,631
Road Tax
£200
MOT Test
£55
Predicted Repairs
£200
Total per year£2,086
Per month£174/mo

Based on most recent year, 7,400 miles/year and average pump prices of 174.57p petrol and 199.33p diesel (GOV.UK weekly road fuel prices, week of 19 October 2026). Insurance not included.

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How reliable is Volkswagen?

Brand rankingjoint 31st out of 70 car makes
vs average of all models+0 points (85% avg)
Models with 85%+ pass rate268 of 319
Models below 70% pass rate6 of 319
Reliability spread (best to worst)27 percentage points

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All Volkswagen Models

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ModelYearsPass RateTestsFuel
Golf35 yrs81%1,582,776Diesel, Petrol
Polo34 yrs76%1,132,275Petrol, Diesel
Transporter32 yrs76%548,814Diesel, Petrol
Tiguan16 yrs86%355,733Diesel, Petrol
Passat34 yrs79%328,782Petrol, Diesel, Hybrid
Caddy28 yrs77%280,864Diesel, Petrol
Up13 yrs90%194,335Petrol
Touran21 yrs81%133,350Petrol, Diesel
Scirocco15 yrs79%103,871Diesel, Petrol
T-Roc5 yrs95%96,787Diesel, Petrol
Beetle24 yrs72%89,303Petrol, Diesel, Electric
Touareg19 yrs84%78,489Petrol, Diesel, Hybrid
Sharan29 yrs77%63,392Diesel, Petrol
Fox7 yrs71%49,254Petrol
Amarok10 yrs85%45,582Diesel
Caravelle32 yrs75%33,753Diesel, Petrol
T-Cross4 yrs92%32,587Petrol
CC9 yrs82%26,075Petrol, Diesel
Eos10 yrs80%24,894Petrol, Diesel
Jetta16 yrs78%24,768Diesel, Petrol
Polo Match TSI2 yrs93%24,351Petrol
Golf Life TSI3 yrs94%21,390Petrol
Transporter T28 Startline TDI4 yrs87%14,840Diesel
Arteon6 yrs91%14,818Petrol, Diesel
California18 yrs83%14,086Diesel
Polo Match Evo2 yrs92%13,304Petrol
Tiguan R-Line TSI S-A3 yrs93%13,295Petrol
Crafter16 yrs80%13,195Diesel
Transporter T28 Highline TDI4 yrs89%13,108Diesel
Golf Match Edition TSI Evo2 yrs94%12,867Petrol
Tiguan Match TSI Evo2 yrs93%12,242Petrol
ID3 Life4 yrs93%12,183Electric
Lupo7 yrs74%11,879Diesel, Petrol
E-Golf4 yrs91%11,372Electric
Bora8 yrs73%11,129Petrol, Diesel
Tiguan Match TSI Evo S-A2 yrs94%10,931Petrol
Golf Style TSI3 yrs93%8,842Petrol
Polo Match TSI S-A2 yrs94%8,559Petrol
Golf R-Line TSI3 yrs94%8,455Petrol
Golf Match Edition TSI Evo S-A2 yrs94%7,184Petrol
T-Roc R-Line TSI Evo S-A3 yrs94%6,687Petrol
Golf GTI TSI S-A3 yrs96%6,582Petrol
Tiguan Life TSI3 yrs92%6,548Petrol
Tiguan R-Line Tech TDI2 yrs92%6,385Diesel
Golf Life Etsi S-A3 yrs94%6,368Hybrid
Tiguan Elegance TSI S-A3 yrs93%6,153Petrol
Touareg V6 Black Edition TDI A4 yrs96%6,048Diesel
Transporter T30 Highline TDI3 yrs89%6,015Diesel
LT20 yrs69%5,864Diesel
Transporter T30 H-Line TDI S-A4 yrs91%5,775Diesel
Golf R-Line Etsi S-A3 yrs93%5,667Hybrid
Tiguan Match TDI2 yrs92%5,452Diesel
Transporter T32 H-Line TDI S-A4 yrs92%5,411Diesel
T-Roc Sel TSI Evo S-A2 yrs97%5,260Petrol
Golf R TSI 4MOTION S-A2 yrs95%5,188Petrol
Tiguan R-Line Tech TDI S-A3 yrs94%5,113Diesel
Tiguan R-Line Tech TDI 4M Sa2 yrs93%4,868Diesel, Petrol
ID3 Family3 yrs94%4,774Electric
Tiguan Life TSI S-A3 yrs92%4,543Petrol
Golf Style Etsi S-A3 yrs93%4,532Hybrid
Golf GTD TDI S-A3 yrs93%4,371Diesel
Transporter T28 H-Line TDI S-A4 yrs91%4,312Diesel
Transporter T30 Startline TDI3 yrs81%4,277Diesel
ID4 1ST Edition1 yr88%4,243Electric
ID4 Life3 yrs96%4,026Electric
Tiguan Match TDI S-A3 yrs95%3,787Diesel
T-Roc Active TSI Evo2 yrs96%3,667Petrol
T-Roc Black Edition TSI Evo Sa2 yrs96%3,657Petrol
Corrado7 yrs81%3,601Petrol
ID3 1ST Edition2 yrs93%3,377Electric
Golf Match Edition TDI3 yrs94%3,280Diesel
T-Roc R TSI 4MOTION S-A4 yrs96%3,239Petrol
Golf GTE S-A2 yrs91%3,214Hybrid
Golf R-Line TDI S-A2 yrs93%3,207Diesel
Up GTI3 yrs91%3,089Petrol
Passat Sel TDI S-A3 yrs91%3,049Diesel
Tiguan Match TDI 4MOTION S-A2 yrs93%2,875Diesel
Polo Active TSI1 yr96%2,788Petrol
Golf Style TDI S-A2 yrs94%2,459Diesel
Golf Match Edition TSI2 yrs93%2,441Petrol
E-Up3 yrs93%2,363Electric
Polo United TSI2 yrs92%2,278Petrol
Polo Life TSI2 yrs96%2,256Petrol
Transporter T32 Highline TDI3 yrs90%2,239Diesel
T-Roc R-Line TSI Evo3 yrs96%2,124Petrol
T-Roc Black Edition TSI Evo2 yrs95%2,053Petrol
Transporter SE TDI S-A3 yrs91%2,004Diesel
Passat R-Line TDI S-A3 yrs89%2,000Diesel
T-Roc Black Edition TSI3 yrs90%1,946Petrol
Transporter T32 SE TDI BMT S-A3 yrs90%1,900Diesel
T-Roc Active TSI Evo S-A2 yrs98%1,786Petrol
Camper19 yrs75%1,786Diesel, Petrol
Phaeton11 yrs85%1,776Petrol, Diesel
Transporter T32 H-LN TDI 4M Sa3 yrs87%1,774Diesel
Golf Clubsport GTI TSI S-A2 yrs95%1,727Petrol
Caddy C20 Commerce TDI1 yr88%1,689Diesel
T-Roc SE TSI Evo S-A2 yrs93%1,606Petrol
Tiguan R TSI 4MOTION S-A1 yr94%1,586Petrol
Polo United Evo2 yrs96%1,566Petrol
Passat SE Nav TDI S-A3 yrs91%1,531Diesel
Golf Life TDI3 yrs93%1,526Diesel
ID3 Business2 yrs92%1,526Electric
ID3 Tour1 yr93%1,513Electric
Tiguan R-Line Tech TDI 4MOTION2 yrs93%1,509Diesel
Up Black Edition2 yrs93%1,458Petrol
Tiguan Allspace Sel TDI 4M S-A4 yrs88%1,437Diesel
Caravelle Executive TDI S-A2 yrs90%1,418Diesel
T-Roc SE TSI Evo2 yrs96%1,384Petrol
Tiguan Elegance TDI 4MOTION Sa2 yrs96%1,355Diesel
ID3 Style2 yrs95%1,344Electric
Golf R-Line Edition TSI Evo Sa2 yrs90%1,262Petrol
Tiguan Match TDI 4MOTION2 yrs94%1,228Diesel
Multivan Life PHEV S-A2 yrs98%1,189Hybrid
Tiguan SE Navigation TSI Evo2 yrs95%1,182Petrol
Motor Caravan21 yrs76%1,158Petrol, Diesel, LPG
Passat SE Nav TDI3 yrs89%1,149Diesel
California Ocean TDI S-A2 yrs95%1,145Diesel
T-Cross United TSI2 yrs93%1,126Petrol
T-Cross R-Line TSI Evo S-A2 yrs93%1,122Petrol
T-Roc Design TSI Evo2 yrs93%1,118Petrol
Polo Style TSI2 yrs97%1,115Petrol
T-Roc Design TSI Evo S-A2 yrs96%1,075Petrol
Amarok Aventura V6 TDI 4M A2 yrs93%1,047Diesel
T-Roc Sel TSI Evo2 yrs96%1,039Petrol
Golf R-Line Edition TSI Evo2 yrs91%1,033Petrol
Tiguan Elegance TDI S-A2 yrs94%1,018Diesel
Tiguan Allspace Sel TDI3 yrs89%978Diesel
Touareg V6 Black Edition TSI A2 yrs93%953Petrol
Move Up2 yrs86%938Petrol
Golf R-Line Edition TDI S-A2 yrs94%930Diesel
Caddy C20 Commerce Pro TDI1 yr93%918Diesel
ID3 Tech2 yrs96%901Electric
T-Roc United TSI Evo S-A2 yrs96%890Petrol
Golf Active TSI2 yrs95%878Petrol
Polo Life TSI S-A2 yrs95%849Petrol
Caddy C20 Commerce + TDI1 yr89%845Diesel
Golf GT Edition TDI S-A2 yrs94%833Diesel
Passat Sel TSI Evo S-A3 yrs91%819Petrol
ID3 Max1 yr91%811Electric
Golf GT Edition TDI2 yrs93%798Diesel
Passat Sel TSI Evo3 yrs93%792Petrol
Tiguan Active TSI2 yrs94%778Petrol
Passat Sel TDI3 yrs92%773Diesel
Golf Match Edition TDI S-A2 yrs92%768Diesel
Up R-Line2 yrs94%760Petrol
Polo United TSI S-A2 yrs96%758Petrol
Amarok Black Ed V6 TDI 4MOT A2 yrs92%748Diesel
Golf GT Edition TSI Evo S-A2 yrs96%744Petrol
Polo Active TSI S-A1 yr97%742Petrol
Golf Style TDI2 yrs94%737Diesel
T-Cross Active TSI2 yrs97%707Petrol
Transporter T32 Startline TDI3 yrs84%701Diesel
Amarok Avent BLK Ed V6TDI 4M A2 yrs92%694Diesel
Sharan Sel TDI S-A3 yrs89%689Diesel
Golf GTI TSI1 yr95%672Petrol
Tiguan Life TDI S-A2 yrs86%665Diesel
TR-Porter3 yrs80%661Diesel
Tiguan Allspace Sel TDI S-A3 yrs88%654Diesel
Crafter CR35 Trendline TDI4 yrs91%645Diesel
Arteon R-Line Edition TSI S-A1 yr88%635Petrol
Golf GT Edition TSI Evo2 yrs92%620Petrol
Caddy C20 Commerce Pro TDI S-A1 yr91%595Diesel
T-Roc United TSI2 yrs94%589Petrol
High Up2 yrs88%589Petrol
ID4 Family2 yrs94%582Electric
Tiguan Aspace R-Line TDI 4M Sa2 yrs91%556Diesel
Transporter T30 TDI2 yrs66%556Diesel
T-Roc United TSI Evo2 yrs96%555Petrol
T-Cross United TSI S-A2 yrs94%553Petrol
California Ocean TDI 4M S-A2 yrs93%547Diesel
Golf Life TDI S-A1 yr95%534Diesel
Touareg V6 Sel Tech TDI Auto2 yrs96%530Diesel
T-Cross Active TSI S-A2 yrs94%529Petrol
Polo Life2 yrs95%517Petrol
Tiguan Active TSI S-A2 yrs96%517Petrol
Multivan7 yrs65%504Diesel
Tiguan Allspace R-Line TDI S-A2 yrs90%495Diesel
California Coast TDI S-A2 yrs94%491Diesel
Passat SE TDI S-A2 yrs88%483Diesel
Transporter T30 ST-Line TDI Sa3 yrs87%479Diesel
T-Cross Black Edition TSI2 yrs96%472Petrol
Transporter T26 Startline TDI2 yrs84%470Diesel
Caddy Maxi C20 Commerce TDI1 yr82%457Diesel
T-Cross Sel TSI Evo S-A2 yrs96%446Petrol
T-Roc R-Line TDI Evo S-A2 yrs98%438Diesel
Polo Active Evo1 yr97%425Petrol
T-Porter3 yrs86%415Diesel
Tiguan R-Line TSI PHEV S-A1 yr96%412Hybrid
Transporter Shuttle3 yrs80%405Diesel
Transporter T28 Trendline TDI2 yrs84%404Diesel
Touran R-Line TSI S-A2 yrs87%392Petrol
Caddy Maxi C20 Life TDI S-A3 yrs87%392Diesel
Arteon SE TSI S-A2 yrs94%380Petrol
Up Beats2 yrs97%372Petrol
Grand California TDI Auto2 yrs96%353Diesel
Passat SE Nav TSI Evo S-A2 yrs91%348Petrol
Transporter S TDI2 yrs88%340Diesel
ID4 City1 yr93%337Electric
Golf Style TSI E-Hybrid S-A1 yr95%335Hybrid
Tiguan Allspace SE Nav TDI1 yr89%332Petrol
Tiguan R-Line TSI 4MOTION S-A2 yrs92%327Petrol
Passat Sel TSI S-A3 yrs90%326Petrol
Golf Active Etsi S-A2 yrs97%316Hybrid
Tiguan S TSI Evo2 yrs89%312Petrol
California Ocean TDI BMT 4M Sa1 yr92%308Diesel
T-Cross SE TDI2 yrs91%295Diesel
Caravelle SE TDI S-A2 yrs91%292Diesel
Up White Edition2 yrs93%292Petrol
ID4 Max1 yr89%290Electric
Arteon R TSI 4MOTION S-A1 yr92%283Petrol
Caddy Maxi C20 Comm Pro TDI1 yr93%276Diesel
Tiguan Life TDI1 yr92%273Diesel
Passat SE Nav TSI Evo2 yrs92%270Petrol
Tiguan TSI1 yr90%268Petrol
Tiguan SE TSI Evo1 yr94%264Petrol
Transporter T32 ST-Line TDI Sa2 yrs93%246Diesel
Arteon R Line TSI PHEV S-A1 yr86%239Hybrid
Tiguan Elegance TSI 4MOTION Sa1 yr97%238Petrol
Abt Etransporter T321 yr95%237Electric
Transporter T32 ST-Line TDI 4M2 yrs82%229Diesel
Passat R-Line TDI 4MOTION S-A2 yrs93%229Diesel
Transporter T30 TDI BMT2 yrs86%223Diesel
Caddy Maxi C20 Life TDI3 yrs92%218Diesel
Golf S TSI1 yr88%211Petrol
Tiguan Allspace Life TDI S-A1 yr93%211Diesel
Transporter T32 H-Line TDI 4M2 yrs91%211Diesel
Caddy Maxi C20 Commerce + TDI1 yr86%198Diesel
Golf R-Line Edition TDI2 yrs95%197Diesel
Crafter CR35 Startline TDI3 yrs83%185Diesel
Transporter SE TDI2 yrs91%181Diesel
Caravelle Executive TDI 4M S-A1 yr89%180Diesel
Tiguan Aspace Elegance TSI S-A2 yrs94%179Petrol
Caravelle Exec TDI BMT 4M Sa1 yr81%177Diesel
Caddy Maxi C20 Comm Pro TDI Sa1 yr86%176Diesel
ID3 City1 yr90%175Electric
Shuttle4 yrs70%168Diesel
Caddy C20 Commerce + TDI S-A1 yr86%167Diesel
Vento3 yrs79%159Petrol, Diesel
Tiguan Aspace SE Nav TDI 4M Sa1 yr94%158Diesel
Passat R-Line TDI2 yrs94%156Diesel
Tiguan Allspace Life TSI S-A2 yrs88%142Petrol
California Beach Camper TDI Sa1 yr94%140Diesel
Passat S TSI Evo1 yr91%140Petrol
Camper Van3 yrs75%139Petrol, Electric
Abt Etransporter T32 Advance1 yr91%138Electric
T-Cross Black Edition TSI S-A1 yr93%135Petrol
T-Cross SE TDI S-A2 yrs91%132Diesel
Tiguan Allspace R-Line TDI1 yr82%131Diesel
ID5 Style Pro2 yrs98%129Electric
Tiguan Allspace Life TSI1 yr92%125Petrol
Passat R-Line TSI S-A2 yrs90%123Petrol
T-Roc R-Line TDI Evo1 yr94%121Diesel
Tiguan Elegance TSI PHEV S-A1 yr96%120Hybrid
Touareg V6 SE TDI Auto2 yrs94%117Diesel
Transporter T30 H-LN TDI 4M Sa2 yrs84%116Diesel
Caddy C20 Commerce TSI1 yr85%114Petrol
T-Cross Sel TDI2 yrs93%114Diesel
T-Cross R-Line TDI2 yrs95%112Diesel
Golf GTI Clubsport 45 TSI S-A1 yr98%110Petrol
T-Cross R-Line TDI S-A2 yrs88%110Diesel
Jerba2 yrs89%109Diesel
Tporter 32 SPT LN BLK Ed Tdisa1 yr92%107Diesel
Transporter T30 Edition TDI1 yr86%100Diesel
Transporter T322 yrs85%100Diesel
T251 yr81%98Diesel
Golf GTI2 yrs97%96Petrol
T-Cross Sel TDI S-A2 yrs83%93Diesel
Passat SE TDI2 yrs91%92Diesel
ID4 GTX1 yr91%90Electric
Passat SE TSI Evo S-A1 yr90%88Petrol
Taigo R-Line TSI S-A1 yr97%87Petrol
T-Roc Active TDI Evo1 yr94%83Diesel
Motorhome2 yrs43%82Petrol, Diesel
Caddy C20 Life TDI S-A1 yr99%81Diesel
Tporter1 yr89%80Diesel
Taigo Life TSI1 yr89%80Petrol
T-Roc Black Edition TDI Evo1 yr90%77Diesel
Transporter T30 Trendline TDI1 yr91%76Diesel
ID5 Style Pro Performance1 yr99%73Electric
Caddy C20 Commerce + TSI1 yr85%73Petrol
California Beach Tour TDI S-A1 yr85%71Diesel
Caddy C20 Commerce Pro TSI S-A1 yr90%70Petrol
Golf R322 yrs92%68Petrol
T-Roc Design TDI Evo1 yr87%67Diesel
Arteon Elegance TSI PHEV S-A1 yr91%67Hybrid
T42 yrs74%67Diesel
Passat R-Line Ed TSI 4MOT S-A2 yrs84%67Petrol
Golf R-Line TDI1 yr98%65Diesel
Campervan2 yrs70%64Diesel, Petrol
Tiguan Allspace SE Nav TDI S-A1 yr97%63Diesel
Tiguan Active TDI S-A1 yr92%63Diesel
Transporter T30 TDI BMT S-A1 yr95%63Diesel
T-Roc SE TDI Evo1 yr92%62Diesel
Arteon R-Line Bitdi SCR 4M Sa1 yr100%57Diesel
Touareg V6 R TSI PHEV Auto1 yr93%56Hybrid
Transporter T30 Edition TDI Sa1 yr87%52Diesel
Passat R-Line Ed TDI 4MOT S-A1 yr96%49Diesel
Polo GTI1 yr91%45Petrol
T-Roc R-Line TSI S-A1 yr95%44Petrol
Taigo R-Line TSI1 yr95%43Petrol
Golf R1 yr100%42Hybrid
T-Roc Life TSI1 yr83%41Petrol
T-Roc Black Edition TDI Evo Sa1 yr98%40Diesel
Golf Alltrack TDI 4MOTION S-A1 yr97%37Diesel
Transporter T32 Sprt LN TDI Sa1 yr92%37Diesel
Tiguan Active TDI1 yr92%36Diesel
Golf SV Match Ed TSI Evo S-A1 yr97%35Petrol
ID4 Life Edition1 yr100%33Electric
Golf SV Match Edition TSI Evo1 yr97%33Petrol
Tiguan Life TSI PHEV S-A1 yr84%32Hybrid
ID4 Style1 yr94%32Electric
Type 251 yr61%31Diesel
Touran Sel TDI1 yr90%31Diesel
T-Roc S TDI Evo1 yr81%31Diesel
ID31 yr97%31Electric
Grand California TDI 4MOTION A1 yr97%30Diesel
Passat R361 yr100%30Petrol
Vanagon1 yr63%30Petrol
T-Roc Style TSI1 yr93%30Petrol

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