2010 Volkswagen Fox: MOT pass rate and reliability

61.3% of 2010 Volkswagen Fox pass the MOT first time, measured across 7,487 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 76,544 miles.

How the 2010 compares

  • Against all Volkswagen Fox (60.4%, 26,133 tests): +0.9 points
  • Against all 2010 cars (67%): -5.7 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Volkswagen Fox model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2010 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Volkswagen Fox:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2006 61.2% 2,570 87,672
2007 59.3% 4,625 85,653
2008 57.9% 4,265 84,775
2009 59.1% 4,714 77,035
2010 61.3% 7,487 76,544
2011 65.4% 2,382 71,524

What this means if you are buying a 2010 Fox

The 2010 sits close to the Volkswagen Fox average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. 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 16-year-old car fails on

A 2010 car is 16 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 a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2010 Volkswagen Fox the average at test was 76,544 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 2011 at 65.4%, and the weakest in our data is 2008 at 57.9%. That 7.5 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2010 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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