Volkswagen Up: reliability by registration year
2012-2022 · 11 registration years · 127,249 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Up 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 | 3,203 | 90.8% | 92.9% | Tyre condition (front) 39.3% |
| 2021 | 4,272 | 90.8% | 92.8% | Tyre condition (front) 34.5% |
| 2020 | 3,391 | 90.4% | 92.7% | Tyre condition (front) 24.8% |
| 2019 | 8,045 | 88.4% | 91.1% | Tyre condition (front) 16.0% |
| 2018 | 12,552 | 84.8% | 88.2% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 13.3% |
| 2017 | 12,842 | 81.4% | 85.5% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 15.2% |
| 2016 | 12,502 | 76.2% | 82.3% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 15.0% |
| about 3 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2016 Up: Individual sidelight or tail light (front) (15.0%) · Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) (12.1%) · Petrol emissions (with catalyst) (10.7%) | ||||
| 2015 | 15,827 | 77.5% | 83.2% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 11.4% |
| 2014 | 21,144 | 77.4% | 82.9% | Petrol emissions (with catalyst) 10.3% |
| 2013 | 19,994 | 76.1% | 81.7% | Coil spring (front) 9.5% |
| 2012 | 13,477 | 73.7% | 80.1% | Brake performance (roller test, rear) 8.2% |
| about 2 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2012 Up: Brake performance (roller test, rear) (8.2%) · Number plate lights (7.0%) · Tyre tread depth (front) (6.2%) | ||||