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Volkswagen Caddy MOT fail rate by age

How often the Volkswagen Caddy fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 587,699 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 9 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 9 (n=49,945)30.3%
All cars at 9 years (n=9,949,012)27.1%
Median mileage at test96,727
All cars, median mileage68,033

213 of 315 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 9 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Volkswagen Caddy fails 17.8% of MOTs (27,169 tests), 5.7 points above the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 21 years it fails 43.9% (1,850 tests), 1.8 points above the 42.1% average.
  • The gap is widest at 5 years: 6.1 points above all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 9 years: Suspension arm bush worn, at 6.5 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 21 years 48.3%

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Volkswagen Caddy: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
3 years17.8%27,16912.1%+5.7 pts34,896 miles
4 years19.0%33,01013.4%+5.6 pts45,913 miles
5 years21.4%39,98715.3%+6.1 pts55,383 miles
6 years23.8%46,51917.8%+6.0 pts65,465 miles
7 years25.5%48,08820.6%+4.8 pts74,437 miles
8 years28.7%49,19623.8%+4.9 pts85,698 miles
9 years30.3%49,94527.1%+3.2 pts96,727 miles
10 years32.7%46,68830.3%+2.4 pts108,331 miles
11 years34.3%46,80033.3%+1.0 pts118,128 miles
12 years36.8%44,02136.0%+0.8 pts126,550 miles
13 years37.8%38,12538.3%−0.4 pts134,488 miles
14 years39.4%33,68640.3%−0.8 pts140,721 miles
15 years40.5%26,33041.6%−1.1 pts147,858 miles
16 years41.0%20,24942.6%−1.6 pts153,121 miles
17 years41.3%15,14743.1%−1.8 pts158,256 miles
18 years42.2%10,75743.3%−1.0 pts160,488 miles
19 years42.3%6,41643.2%−0.9 pts163,463 miles
20 years42.7%3,71642.8%−0.1 pts162,212 miles
21 years43.9%1,85042.1%+1.8 pts152,639 miles

Most common fail items at 9 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Suspension arm bush worn Major6.5
Anti-roll bar pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Major3.4
Coil spring broken Major2.3

Out of 49,945 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous4.2
Wipers not clearing screen Major2.9
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous2.8
Tyre with cords exposed Dangerous2.8
Side/position light not working Major2.7
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Major2.2
Headlamp aim: too low Major1.8

Out of 49,945 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 9 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Volkswagen Transporter26.7%69,15927.1%
Ford Transit35.3%127,92627.1%
Vauxhall Vivaro43.5%64,42527.1%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
200421 years in 202542.3%1,00942.1%
200520 years in 202541.8%1,75242.8%
200619 years in 202541.1%2,61443.2%
200718 years in 202540.8%4,04543.3%
200817 years in 202539.4%5,00643.1%
200916 years in 202539.8%6,33142.6%
201015 years in 202540.6%8,62641.6%
201114 years in 202537.8%11,51240.3%
201213 years in 202536.4%9,42838.3%
201312 years in 202536.1%12,03236.0%
201411 years in 202534.0%11,59933.3%
201510 years in 202533.0%11,82930.3%
20169 years in 202530.4%13,00527.1%
20178 years in 202528.3%11,62723.8%
20187 years in 202520.9%10,72920.6%
20196 years in 202520.9%10,54917.8%
20205 years in 202518.8%6,57415.3%
20214 years in 202516.6%4,60113.4%
20223 years in 202517.1%5,00112.1%

More on the Volkswagen Caddy

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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