2012 Volkswagen Eos: MOT pass rate and reliability
76% of 2012 Volkswagen Eos pass the MOT first time, measured across 371 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 80,939 miles.
How the 2012 compares
- Against all Volkswagen Eos (68.8%, 12,197 tests): +7.2 points
- Against all 2012 cars (70.8%): +5.2 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Volkswagen Eos model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2012 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Volkswagen Eos:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 64.5% | 966 | 102,958 |
| 2007 | 65.2% | 2,842 | 103,275 |
| 2008 | 67.5% | 2,481 | 102,115 |
| 2009 | 68.6% | 1,266 | 94,254 |
| 2010 | 69.2% | 1,944 | 93,554 |
| 2011 | 71.5% | 1,364 | 86,088 |
| 2012 | 76% | 371 | 80,939 |
| 2013 | 78.3% | 443 | 70,596 |
| 2014 | 82.4% | 336 | 62,441 |
What this means if you are buying a 2012 Eos
The 2012 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 7.2 points more often than the Volkswagen Eos average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 14-year-old car fails on
A 2012 car is 14 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2012 Volkswagen Eos the average at test was 80,939 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
The strongest year for this model is 2014 at 82.4%, and the weakest in our data is 2006 at 64.5%. That 17.9 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2012 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2009 Volkswagen Eos - 68.6%
- 2010 Volkswagen Eos - 69.2%
- 2011 Volkswagen Eos - 71.5%
- 2013 Volkswagen Eos - 78.3%
- 2014 Volkswagen Eos - 82.4%