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

Open DVSA MOT sample for Volkswagen Golf (diesel): about 15.4% fail rate in the 9-11 years band (n=207918). 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 9-11 years band, about 15.4% of Volkswagen Golf (diesel) tests in the sample failed at MOT (n=207,918). Common failure themes in the sample include Suspension (28.1%), Tyres (25.4%), Brakes (23.3%).

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