Volkswagen Golf (diesel) — MOT patterns in the open DVSA sample

Open DVSA MOT sample for Volkswagen Golf (diesel): about 10.6% fail rate in the 6-8 years band (n=159500). Not a score for your car.

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This page summarises anonymised MOT tests from the DVSA open-data sample (dvsa-mot-results-2024-v1). It describes other cars like this make, model, and fuel — not the registration you are buying.

In the 6-8 years band, about 10.6% of Volkswagen Golf (diesel) tests in the sample failed at MOT (n=159,500). Common failure themes in the sample include Tyres (34.3%), Brakes (24.5%), Suspension (19.6%).

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Dataset dvsa-mot-results-2024-v1 · Source: DVSA open MOT tests