Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tsi Evo: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tsi Evo passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 15.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 8,357 individual Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tsi Evo tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 92.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 7 in every 100 Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tsi Evos 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 Tsi Evo tested had covered 32,589 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 Tsi Evo sits 15.9 points above the national average, ranked 287 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 Tsi Evo

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.2% of tests
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.8% of tests
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.5% of tests
4. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.9% of tests
5. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.7% of tests
6. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.6% of tests
7. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
8. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.2% of tests
9. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.1% of tests
10. Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 0.1% of tests

From 8,354 DVSA-tracked Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tsi Evo tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.59% of these flagged Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tsi Evo 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 Tsi Evo

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 Tsi Evo before it actually fails on it.

1. Any part of the noise suppression system insecure, 0.8% of tests (6.72x the national rate for this advisory)
2. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 12.1% of tests (3.08x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 21.4% of tests (1.39x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 12.7% of tests (1.36x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 20.6% of tests, also fails
6. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 3.6% of tests
7. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.7% of tests
8. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.7% of tests
9. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.6% of tests
10. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.5% of tests

From 8,354 DVSA-tracked Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tsi Evo tests, 2024.

Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tsi Evo pass rate by model year

From its 2019 to its 2020 model year, the Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tsi Evo's first-time pass rate has risen 0.6 points, from 92.4% to 93%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tsi Evo year:

• 2019 Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tsi Evo - 92.4% first-time pass, 1,235 tests
• 2020 Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tsi Evo - 93% first-time pass, 7,081 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

• Volkswagen Tiguan Se Navigation Tsi Evo - 92.7%
• Abarth 124 Spider Multiair Auto - 92.7%
• Audi A1 Citycarver 30 Tfsi S-A - 92.7%
• Nissan Juke N-Connecta Dig-T S-A - 92.6%
• Volkswagen Polo Match Tsi S-A - 92.6%
• Citroen C3 Shine Puretech S/S - 92.6%

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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