Volkswagen Caddy — reliability by registration year

2004–2022 · 19 registration years · 137,655 first tests

2018 breaks the run — 3.7 pp better than the years either side 2017 breaks the run — 2.7 pp worse than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every Caddy registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.

Volkswagen Caddy first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2022 2,410 84.5% 88.2% Tread depth (front) 15.0%
2021 3,541 83.1% 87.1% Tyres — Condition (front) 14.7%
2020 6,191 80.7% 85.9% Tyres — Condition (front) 13.5%
2019 9,911 78.5% 83.7% Malfunction indicator lamp 14.5%
2018 10,137 78.6% 83.6% Malfunction indicator lamp 14.7%
3.7 pp better than the years either side What failed 2018 Caddys most often: Malfunction indicator lamp (14.7%) · Tyres — Condition (front) (12.9%) · Pins and bushes (rear) (10.2%)
2017 10,917 71.3% 77.5% Malfunction indicator lamp 13.4%
2.7 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2017 Caddys most often: Malfunction indicator lamp (13.4%) · Tyres — Condition (front) (10.5%) · Pins and bushes (front) (10.0%)
2016 12,380 69.3% 76.1% Pins and bushes (front) 13.5%
2015 11,331 66.5% 72.2% Pins and bushes (front) 17.6%
2014 11,187 65.5% 70.9% Pins and bushes (front) 17.8%
2013 11,601 63.4% 68.4% Pins and bushes (front) 16.5%
2012 9,053 63.1% 69.0% Pins and bushes (front) 14.0%
2011 11,047 61.6% 67.6% Pins and bushes (front) 14.1%
2010 8,243 58.6% 65.3% Coil spring (front) 10.5%
2009 6,061 59.7% 66.2% Visibility — Washers 12.5%
2008 4,793 59.8% 67.0% Drive shafts — Joints (front) 15.1%
2007 3,830 58.0% 65.6% Drive shafts — Joints (front) 15.2%
2006 2,461 57.8% 66.1% Drive shafts — Joints (front) 15.0%
2005 1,622 56.5% 63.4% Drive shafts — Joints (front) 13.2%
2004 939 55.9% 63.8% Pins and bushes (front) 14.5%

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