Petrol Volkswagen Motor Caravan: MOT pass rate

70.1% of petrol Volkswagen Motor Caravans pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,082 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 62,681.

Petrol against the other Volkswagen Motor Caravan versions

Why the fuel type changes the number

Petrol cars avoid the DPF and emissions failures that catch diesels, and usually fail on the same consumables as any other car.

On the Volkswagen Motor Caravan specifically, diesel is the strongest at 74.9%, and this petrol version sits 1.7 points below the 71.8% model average.

What it means if you are buying one

The petrol Volkswagen Motor Caravan fails more often than the model average, so budget for the items that catch this fuel type and treat a fresh MOT as worth paying for. Buying a damaged one? run it through the analyzer, check the exact car, decode the VIN and check the mileage before you bid.

Mileage is part of the answer

The average petrol Volkswagen Motor Caravan had covered 62,681 miles at test, against 109,115 for the diesel. That is around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does.

Fuel type and mileage are tangled together: diesels are usually bought by higher-mileage drivers, so some of any gap between fuels is the miles rather than the engine. The per-year figures on the Volkswagen Motor Caravan page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.

Most common MOT failures on a petrol Volkswagen Motor Caravan

1. Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point, 3% of tests (13.17x the national rate for this defect)
2. Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced, 4.1% of tests (9.95x the national rate for this defect)
3. Emissions levels exceed default limits, 3.5% of tests (9.82x the national rate for this defect)
4. Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle., 3.5% of tests (6.65x the national rate for this defect)
5. The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 5.9% of tests (6.29x the national rate for this defect)
6. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 7.8% of tests (4.61x the national rate for this defect)
7. Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 2.8% of tests (3.81x the national rate for this defect)
8. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 3.9% of tests (3.79x the national rate for this defect)
9. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 3.7% of tests (2.98x the national rate for this defect)
10. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 3.6% of tests (2.74x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,094 DVSA-tracked petrol Volkswagen Motor Caravan tests, 2024, split out from the Volkswagen Motor Caravan's other fuel types. DVSA testers marked 3.38% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 5.11% nationally. See which fuel type fails on the most dangerous defects nationally for how that compares across the whole fleet.

Most common MOT advisories on a petrol Volkswagen Motor Caravan

Flagged but doesn't fail the car, a different list from the failures above.

1. A wheel bearing with excessive play, 15.9% of tests (24.51x the national rate for this defect)
2. Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is excessive, 3.1% of tests (16.31x the national rate for this defect)
3. A wheel bearing excessively rough, 3.1% of tests (8.35x the national rate for this defect)
4. Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced, 8.6% of tests (6.91x the national rate for this defect), also fails
5. A flexible brake hose excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched, 2.4% of tests (4.24x the national rate for this defect)
6. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 12.1% of tests (2.17x the national rate for this defect)
7. The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 3% of tests (1.99x the national rate for this defect), also fails
8. A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded, 2.5% of tests (1.94x the national rate for this defect)
9. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 3.8% of tests (1.92x the national rate for this defect), also fails
10. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 9% of tests (1.45x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,094 DVSA-tracked petrol Volkswagen Motor Caravan tests, 2024.

Other Volkswagen Motor Caravan fuel types

• Diesel Volkswagen Motor Caravan - 74.9%

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