Volkswagen Cc: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Volkswagen Cc fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 0.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 14,025 individual Volkswagen Cc tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 76.1% first-time pass rate means roughly 24 in every 100 Volkswagen Ccs presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Volkswagen Cc tested had covered 104,181 miles and was built around 2014.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Volkswagen Cc sits 0.6 points below the national average, ranked 1,587 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Volkswagen Cc rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see the median recorded closing bid for a damaged Volkswagen Cc: £825 at UK salvage auction, from 5 ended listings, not independently confirmed sales.

Most common MOT failures on a Volkswagen Cc

1. Headlamp levelling device inoperative, 1.1% of tests (8.24x the national rate for this defect)
2. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 1.3% of tests (3.78x the national rate for this defect)
3. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 4.4% of tests (2.61x the national rate for this defect)
4. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 1.5% of tests (1.6x the national rate for this defect)
5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 7.7% of tests (1.54x the national rate for this defect)
6. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 4.9% of tests (1.53x the national rate for this defect)
7. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 3.3% of tests (1.44x the national rate for this defect)
8. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 1.6% of tests (1.33x the national rate for this defect)
9. A tyre seriously damaged, 3.3% of tests (1.18x the national rate for this defect)
10. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1.8% of tests

From 14,007 DVSA-tracked Volkswagen Cc tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.04% of these flagged Volkswagen Cc defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Volkswagen Cc

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Volkswagen Cc before it actually fails on it.

1. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 12.8% of tests (2.48x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 29.4% of tests (2.2x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. A shock absorber which has negligible damping effect, 0.6% of tests (1.9x the national rate for this advisory)
4. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 1.8% of tests (1.65x the national rate for this advisory)
5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 36.6% of tests (1.37x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
6. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 16.2% of tests (1.32x the national rate for this advisory)
7. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 5.1% of tests (1.3x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
8. A tyre seriously damaged, 11.1% of tests, also fails
9. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 9.3% of tests
10. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 3.5% of tests, also fails

From 14,007 DVSA-tracked Volkswagen Cc tests, 2024.

Volkswagen Cc pass rate by model year

From its 2012 to its 2016 model year, the Volkswagen Cc's first-time pass rate has risen 8 points, from 75.4% to 83.4%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Volkswagen Cc year:

• 2011 Volkswagen Cc - 69.4% first-time pass, 232 tests
• 2012 Volkswagen Cc - 75.4% first-time pass, 2,263 tests
• 2013 Volkswagen Cc - 74.2% first-time pass, 3,175 tests
• 2014 Volkswagen Cc - 75.5% first-time pass, 3,462 tests
• 2015 Volkswagen Cc - 77.4% first-time pass, 2,662 tests
• 2016 Volkswagen Cc - 83.4% first-time pass, 1,812 tests
• 2017 Volkswagen Cc - 82.8% first-time pass, 239 tests

Volkswagen Cc by fuel type

The Volkswagen Cc's two most-tested fuel types split by 5.9 points: diesel passes first time 76.4% of the time (13,586 tests) against 82.3% for petrol (356 tests).

• Diesel Volkswagen Cc - 76.4% first-time pass, 13,586 tests
• Petrol Volkswagen Cc - 82.3% first-time pass, 356 tests

Other Volkswagen models

• Volkswagen Golf - 77.1%
• Volkswagen Polo - 71.4%
• Volkswagen Transporter - 70.8%
• Volkswagen Tiguan - 82.4%
• Volkswagen Passat - 74.7%
• Volkswagen Caddy - 73.5%
• Volkswagen Up - 84.4%
• Volkswagen Touran - 72.7%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Volvo V40 - 76.1%
• Mercedes-Benz Cls - 76.1%
• Ford Tourneo - 76.1%
• Renault Koleos - 76.1%
• Smart Fortwo Pulse Mhd Auto - 76.1%
• Mercedes-Benz 190 - 76.1%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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