Volkswagen Passat — reliability by registration year
2001–2022 · 22 registration years · 166,761 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Passat 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. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,281 | 86.8% | 89.2% | Tyres — Condition (rear) 27.0% |
| 2021 | 3,304 | 87.1% | 88.8% | Tyres — Condition (rear) 21.1% |
| 2020 | 5,426 | 88.2% | 89.6% | Tyres — Condition (rear) 21.7% |
| 2019 | 6,894 | 85.8% | 87.7% | Shock absorbers (rear) 23.4% |
| 2018 | 10,052 | 83.8% | 86.0% | Shock absorbers (rear) 18.5% |
| 2017 | 13,102 | 80.7% | 83.8% | Shock absorbers (rear) 22.8% |
| 2016 | 14,196 | 79.2% | 82.8% | Shock absorbers (rear) 20.7% |
| 2015 | 14,533 | 76.9% | 81.2% | Shock absorbers (rear) 16.5% |
| 2.7 pp better than the years either side What failed 2015 Passats most often: Shock absorbers (rear) (16.5%) · Coil spring (rear) (10.7%) · Malfunction indicator lamp (10.5%) | ||||
| 2014 | 13,875 | 69.1% | 73.3% | Pins and bushes (front) 14.3% |
| 2.8 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2014 Passats most often: Pins and bushes (front) (14.3%) · Tyres — Condition (rear) (11.6%) · Suspension arm (rear) (10.3%) | ||||
| 2013 | 11,280 | 66.9% | 71.8% | Pins and bushes (front) 15.2% |
| 2012 | 12,714 | 64.5% | 69.9% | Pins and bushes (front) 13.9% |
| 2011 | 14,564 | 64.1% | 69.5% | Pins and bushes (front) 15.2% |
| 2010 | 9,539 | 62.5% | 68.2% | Tyres — Condition (rear) 12.0% |
| 2009 | 9,220 | 62.3% | 68.4% | Tyres — Condition (rear) 12.5% |
| 2008 | 7,149 | 60.3% | 67.1% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 15.2% |
| 2007 | 5,753 | 58.6% | 65.4% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 16.8% |
| 2006 | 3,744 | 56.6% | 63.7% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 15.9% |
| 2005 | 2,817 | 60.3% | 67.7% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 22.3% |
| 2004 | 2,309 | 59.9% | 69.1% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 21.8% |
| 2003 | 2,009 | 58.6% | 66.6% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 20.3% |
| 2002 | 1,268 | 60.7% | 68.4% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 16.9% |
| 2001 | 732 | 57.8% | 66.8% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 19.4% |