Volkswagen Id3 Business: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Volkswagen Id3 Business passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 15.7 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 938 individual Volkswagen Id3 Business tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate92.4%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+15.7 points
Tests analysed938
Average mileage at test28,376 miles
Average year of manufacture2020
Reliability rank323 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 92.4% first-time pass rate means roughly 8 in every 100 Volkswagen Id3 Business 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 Id3 Business tested had covered 28,376 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 Id3 Business sits 15.7 points above the national average, ranked 323 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.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Volkswagen Id3 Business rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see recorded closing bids for damaged Volkswagen Id3 Business at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Volkswagen Id3 Business

  1. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 3% of tests (1.78x the national rate for this defect)
  2. A tyre seriously damaged, 3% of tests
  3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.7% of tests
  4. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.5% of tests (1.46x the national rate for this defect)
  5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.5% of tests
  6. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
  7. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.3% of tests
  8. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.3% of tests
  9. An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.2% of tests
  10. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.2% of tests

From 937 DVSA-tracked Volkswagen Id3 Business tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 8.99% of these flagged Volkswagen Id3 Business defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Volkswagen Id3 Business

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 Id3 Business before it actually fails on it.

  1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 38.2% of tests (1.43x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
  2. A tyre seriously damaged, 6.5% of tests, also fails
  3. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 3.5% of tests, also fails
  4. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 1.1% of tests (1.26x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
  5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 0.2% of tests
  6. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.2% of tests
  7. Any part of the noise suppression system insecure, 0.1% of tests
  8. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.1% of tests
  9. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.1% of tests
  10. A tyre valve seriously damaged or misaligned likely to cause sudden deflation of the tyre, 0.1% of tests (1.55x the national rate for this advisory)

From 937 DVSA-tracked Volkswagen Id3 Business tests, 2024.

Volkswagen Id3 Business pass rate by model year

From its 2020 to its 2021 model year, the Volkswagen Id3 Business's first-time pass rate has fallen 5.7 points, from 95.6% to 89.9%, an unusual pattern where even its newest years fail more than its oldest. First-time pass rate for each Volkswagen Id3 Business year:

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