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

The Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tsi Evo S-A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 16.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 4,752 individual Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tsi Evo S-A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 93% first-time pass rate means roughly 7 in every 100 Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tsi Evo S-As 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 S-A tested had covered 31,710 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. On a Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tsi Evo S-A bought as a 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 S-A

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.8% of tests
2. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.8% of tests
3. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.7% of tests
4. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.5% of tests
5. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.5% of tests
6. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.4% of tests
7. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.2% of tests
8. A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber, 0.1% of tests
9. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.1% of tests
10. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.1% of tests

From 6,747 DVSA-tracked Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tsi Evo S-A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.33% of these flagged Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tsi Evo S-A defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tsi Evo S-A 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 Golf Match Edition Tsi Evo S-A year:

• 2019 Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tsi Evo S-A - 94.2% first-time pass, 997 tests
• 2020 Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tsi Evo S-A - 93.3% first-time pass, 3,726 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

• Citroen C3 Aircross C-Series Ptech S/S - 93.1%
• Toyota Corolla Design Hev Cvt - 93%
• Volkswagen Golf Style Tsi - 93%
• Suzuki Swift Sz-T Dualjet Shvs - 93%
• Hyundai Tucson Ultimate T-Gdi Hev Auto - 93%
• Mazda Cx-5 Sport Auto - 93%

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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