Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tdi: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tdi passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 13.2 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,062 individual Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tdi tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 89.9% first-time pass rate means roughly 10 in every 100 Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tdis presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tdi tested had covered 49,907 miles and was built around 2020.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tdi sits 13.2 points above the national average, ranked 720 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tdi

1. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 1.4% of tests (1.48x the national rate for this defect)
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 3.2% of tests
3. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.8% of tests
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.8% of tests
5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.7% of tests
6. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.6% of tests
7. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 0.6% of tests
8. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.5% of tests (1.33x the national rate for this defect)
9. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.5% of tests
10. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.4% of tests

From 2,061 DVSA-tracked Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tdi tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.04% of these flagged Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tdi defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tdi

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 Golf Match Edition Tdi before it actually fails on it.

1. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 15% of tests (3.84x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 12.8% of tests (1.37x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 24.9% of tests, also fails
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 13.4% of tests, also fails
5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 5.5% of tests
6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 2.7% of tests, also fails
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.7% of tests
8. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 1.2% of tests
9. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.4% of tests
10. Any part of the noise suppression system insecure, 0.4% of tests (3.5x the national rate for this advisory)

From 2,061 DVSA-tracked Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tdi tests, 2024.

Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tdi pass rate by model year

From its 2019 to its 2020 model year, the Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tdi's first-time pass rate has fallen 0.5 points, from 90.5% to 90%, an unusual pattern where even its newest years fail more than its oldest. First-time pass rate for each Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tdi year:

• 2019 Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tdi - 90.5% first-time pass, 723 tests
• 2020 Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tdi - 90% first-time pass, 1,274 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

• Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi - 89.9%
• Vauxhall Astra Griffin Edition Turbo - 89.9%
• Volkswagen Touareg V6 Black Edition Tdi A - 89.9%
• Fiat 500 Star Mhev - 89.9%
• Land Rover Defender First Edition D Auto - 89.9%
• Skoda Fabia Colour Edition Tsi S-A - 89.9%

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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