Volkswagen Transporter: reliability by registration year
1986-2022 · 37 registration years · 306,521 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Transporter 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 | 12,292 | 83.7% | 87.7% | Tyre condition (rear) 11.0% |
| 2021 | 17,468 | 81.5% | 85.0% | Shock absorbers (front) 15.3% |
| 2020 | 14,018 | 80.1% | 83.5% | Coil spring (rear) 21.1% |
| 2019 | 18,198 | 78.9% | 82.9% | Coil spring (rear) 18.6% |
| 2018 | 19,427 | 76.9% | 81.0% | Coil spring (rear) 21.4% |
| 2017 | 19,561 | 75.1% | 79.0% | Coil spring (rear) 20.8% |
| 2016 | 19,427 | 74.4% | 78.3% | Coil spring (rear) 17.0% |
| about 1 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2016 Transporter: Coil spring (rear) (17.0%) · Anti-lock braking system (ABS) (12.2%) · Diesel engine warning light (10.0%) | ||||
| 2015 | 17,534 | 70.8% | 75.4% | Anti-lock braking system (ABS) 13.5% |
| 2014 | 15,453 | 69.0% | 73.6% | Anti-lock braking system (ABS) 13.1% |
| 2013 | 14,083 | 69.8% | 75.0% | Coil spring (rear) 10.5% |
| about 2 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2013 Transporter: Coil spring (rear) (10.5%) · Windscreen washers (7.8%) · Tyre condition (rear) (7.6%) | ||||
| 2012 | 12,064 | 67.0% | 71.8% | Windscreen washers 9.3% |
| 2011 | 11,699 | 65.2% | 70.4% | Anti-lock braking system (ABS) 8.8% |
| 2010 | 10,394 | 63.0% | 68.0% | Anti-lock braking system (ABS) 11.7% |
| 2009 | 8,628 | 59.0% | 65.7% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 13.7% |
| 2008 | 11,988 | 57.8% | 64.6% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 14.2% |
| 2007 | 12,554 | 56.9% | 63.7% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 13.7% |
| 2006 | 10,567 | 54.7% | 60.5% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 13.5% |
| 2005 | 9,265 | 54.9% | 60.9% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 12.7% |
| 2004 | 8,432 | 54.3% | 60.2% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 12.0% |
| 2003 | 6,356 | 54.5% | 60.0% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 11.5% |
| 2002 | 5,811 | 54.5% | 60.4% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 13.4% |
| 2001 | 5,678 | 54.1% | 58.8% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 14.7% |
| 2000 | 4,114 | 54.4% | 59.6% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 16.7% |
| 1999 | 3,621 | 54.0% | 59.3% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 14.8% |
| 1998 | 3,263 | 54.0% | 59.5% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 18.1% |
| 1997 | 2,564 | 54.8% | 60.3% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 19.0% |
| 1996 | 2,153 | 53.1% | 59.1% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 14.9% |
| 1995 | 1,828 | 52.6% | 57.6% | Horn 13.1% |
| 1994 | 1,547 | 54.7% | 59.5% | Horn 12.6% |
| 1993 | 880 | 54.4% | 59.1% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 15.0% |
| 1992 | 915 | 53.0% | 57.2% | Rear fog light 14.2% |
| 1991 | 696 | 61.8% | 65.8% | |
| 1990 | 1,024 | 62.7% | 67.1% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 13.4% |
| 1989 | 1,014 | 62.2% | 66.7% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 14.7% |
| 1988 | 751 | 63.8% | 68.4% | |
| 1987 | 586 | 60.9% | 65.9% | |
| 1986 | 668 | 62.6% | 66.6% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 20.5% |