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Volkswagen Up road wheels problems

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 71,930 MOT tests · Updated

At 10 years, 0.1 in 100 MOT tests of the Volkswagen Up failed on road wheels, against 0.4 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 71,930 MOT tests) [1].

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  • Against all class 4 vehicles the same age: about average for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years), 45 MOT tests with a fail
  • By age: seen at 11 ages from 3 to 13 years, 501,026 MOT tests
  • MOT tests at 10 years: 71,930 for the Volkswagen Up

Figures are for the model as a whole, not for one car.

What the MOT tests show

What we know

0.1 fails per 100 MOT tests at 10 years, against 0.4 for all class 4 vehicles tested at 10 (all test years). That is about average.

Why it matters

A road wheels fail stops the car passing until it is fixed.

What to check

Look for cracked or badly kerbed rims and check that every wheel nut is present; a vibration through the wheel at speed points to a bent rim or balance.

Volkswagen Up road wheels fails by age

Volkswagen Up road wheels fails per 100 MOT tests by ageSolid line: the Volkswagen Up. Dashed line: all cars the same age. The table below lists every value.00.20.43 years: 0.0 per 100 (all cars 0.1), 19,720 MOT tests34 years: 0.0 per 100 (all cars 0.2), 29,251 MOT tests45 years: 0.0 per 100 (all cars 0.2), 37,978 MOT tests56 years: 0.0 per 100 (all cars 0.2), 47,381 MOT tests67 years: 0.0 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 55,377 MOT tests78 years: 0.0 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 63,872 MOT tests89 years: 0.1 per 100 (all cars 0.4), 70,828 MOT tests910 years: 0.1 per 100 (all cars 0.4), 71,930 MOT tests1011 years: 0.1 per 100 (all cars 0.4), 56,179 MOT tests1112 years: 0.1 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 34,619 MOT tests1213 years: 0.1 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 13,891 MOT tests13
Fails per 100 MOT tests by age, all first-use years pooled. Volkswagen Up All class 4 vehicles the same age
AgeMOT testsFails per 100All class 4 vehicles the same age
319,7200.00.1
429,2510.00.2
537,9780.00.2
647,3810.00.2
755,3770.00.3
863,8720.00.3
970,8280.10.4
1071,9300.10.4
1156,1790.10.4
1234,6190.10.5
1313,8910.10.5

All first-use years of the Volkswagen Up pooled at each age, against all class 4 vehicles at that age over all 2022–2025 test years.

What fails in the road wheels at 10 years

Advisories (not fails)

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How to check on a test drive

Look for cracked or badly kerbed rims and check that every wheel nut is present; a vibration through the wheel at speed points to a bent rim or balance.

The most common advisory here in MOT records: Road wheel condition: slightly distorted.

Check one Volkswagen Up, not the average

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Other Volkswagen Up problems

Road wheels on rival models

Questions people ask

Does the Volkswagen Up have more road wheels problems than other cars?

0.1 in 100 MOT tests at 10 years, against 0.4 for all class 4 vehicles the same age: about average by our test (all test years; 71,930 MOT tests).

How common are Volkswagen Up road wheels problems?

0.1 in 100 MOT tests at 10 years failed on road wheels, against 0.4 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 71,930 MOT tests).

Sources

  1. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 501,026 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.

Parts: against all class 4 vehicles at the same age, all 2022–2025 test years pooled, not adjusted for mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data. How we compare