Volkswagen Eos: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Volkswagen Eos fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 8.4 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 12,286 individual Volkswagen Eos tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 68.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 32 in every 100 Volkswagen Eos 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 Eos tested had covered 93,955 miles and was built around 2009.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Volkswagen Eos bought as a 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 Eos 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 what damaged Volkswagen Eos actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Volkswagen Eos

1. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 5.4% of tests (4.03x the national rate for this defect)
2. A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.5% of tests (2.98x the national rate for this defect)
3. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 4.8% of tests (2.92x the national rate for this defect)
4. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 3.2% of tests (2.83x the national rate for this defect)
5. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 2.1% of tests (2.68x the national rate for this defect)
6. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 3% of tests (2.46x the national rate for this defect)
7. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 2.3% of tests (2.36x the national rate for this defect)
8. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 1.5% of tests (1.62x the national rate for this defect)
9. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 1.9% of tests (1.51x the national rate for this defect)
10. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.9% of tests (1.44x the national rate for this defect)

From 19,543 DVSA-tracked Volkswagen Eos tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.02% of these flagged Volkswagen Eos defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Volkswagen Eos pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Volkswagen Eos year:

• 2006 Volkswagen Eos - 64.5% first-time pass, 966 tests
• 2007 Volkswagen Eos - 65.2% first-time pass, 2,842 tests
• 2008 Volkswagen Eos - 67.5% first-time pass, 2,481 tests
• 2009 Volkswagen Eos - 68.6% first-time pass, 1,266 tests
• 2010 Volkswagen Eos - 69.2% first-time pass, 1,944 tests
• 2011 Volkswagen Eos - 71.5% first-time pass, 1,364 tests
• 2012 Volkswagen Eos - 76% first-time pass, 371 tests
• 2013 Volkswagen Eos - 78.3% first-time pass, 443 tests
• 2014 Volkswagen Eos - 82.4% first-time pass, 336 tests

Volkswagen Eos by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

• Diesel Volkswagen Eos - 68.7% first-time pass, 6,731 tests
• Petrol Volkswagen Eos - 69.1% first-time pass, 5,466 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

• Mazda Eunos - 68.5%
• Suzuki Splash - 68.4%
• Citroen Berlingo - 68.3%
• Suzuki Grand Vitara - 68.2%
• Citroen Relay - 68.2%
• Saab 9-3 - 68.1%

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

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