2022 Volkswagen Id3 Life: MOT pass rate and reliability
93% of 2022 Volkswagen Id3 Lifes pass the MOT first time, measured across 799 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 43,221 miles.
How the 2022 compares
- Against all Volkswagen Id3 Lifes (91.2%, 7,934 tests): +1.8 points
- Against all 2022 cars (93.7%): -0.7 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Volkswagen Id3 Life model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2022 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Volkswagen Id3 Life:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 92.7% | 1,288 | 31,007 |
| 2021 | 90.5% | 5,714 | 28,373 |
| 2022 | 93% | 799 | 43,221 |
What this means if you are buying a 2022 Id3 Life
The 2022 sits close to the Volkswagen Id3 Life average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 4-year-old car fails on
A 2022 car is 4 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck. On a 2022 Volkswagen Id3 Life the average at test was 43,221 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
2022 is the strongest year on record for this model at 93%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.
Nearby model years
- 2020 Volkswagen Id3 Life - 92.7%
- 2021 Volkswagen Id3 Life - 90.5%