Volkswagen Caddy: reliability by registration year
2004-2022 · 19 registration years · 137,655 first tests
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.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,410 | 84.5% | 88.2% | Tyre tread depth (front) 15.0% |
| 2021 | 3,541 | 83.1% | 87.1% | Tyre condition (front) 14.7% |
| 2020 | 6,191 | 80.7% | 85.9% | Tyre condition (front) 13.5% |
| 2019 | 9,911 | 78.5% | 83.7% | Diesel engine warning light 14.5% |
| 2018 | 10,137 | 78.6% | 83.6% | Diesel engine warning light 14.7% |
| about 4 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2018 Caddy: Diesel engine warning light (14.7%) · Tyre condition (front) (12.9%) · Anti-roll bar pins and bushes (rear) (10.2%) | ||||
| 2017 | 10,917 | 71.3% | 77.5% | Diesel engine warning light 13.4% |
| about 3 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2017 Caddy: Diesel engine warning light (13.4%) · Tyre condition (front) (10.5%) · Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) (10.0%) | ||||
| 2016 | 12,380 | 69.3% | 76.1% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 13.5% |
| 2015 | 11,331 | 66.5% | 72.2% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 17.6% |
| 2014 | 11,187 | 65.5% | 70.9% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 17.8% |
| 2013 | 11,601 | 63.4% | 68.4% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 16.5% |
| 2012 | 9,053 | 63.1% | 69.0% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 14.0% |
| 2011 | 11,047 | 61.6% | 67.6% | Suspension arm 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% | Windscreen washers 12.5% |
| 2008 | 4,793 | 59.8% | 67.0% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 15.1% |
| 2007 | 3,830 | 58.0% | 65.6% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 15.2% |
| 2006 | 2,461 | 57.8% | 66.1% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 15.0% |
| 2005 | 1,622 | 56.5% | 63.4% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 13.2% |
| 2004 | 939 | 55.9% | 63.8% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 14.5% |