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. On a Volkswagen Id3 Business bought as a 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 what damaged Volkswagen Id3 Business actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Volkswagen Id3 Business

  1. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 2.2% of tests (1.82x the national rate for this defect)
  2. A tyre seriously damaged, 2% of tests
  3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.6% of tests
  4. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.6% of tests (2.1x the national rate for this defect)
  5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.4% of tests
  6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.3% of tests
  7. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.3% of tests
  8. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.2% of tests
  9. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.2% of tests
  10. 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, 0.1% of tests

From 1,404 DVSA-tracked Volkswagen Id3 Business tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 9.5% of these flagged Volkswagen Id3 Business defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Volkswagen Id3 Business 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 Id3 Business year:

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