Volkswagen Move Up: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Volkswagen Move Up passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 8.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 612 individual Volkswagen Move Up tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 84.8% first-time pass rate means roughly 15 in every 100 Volkswagen Move Ups 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 Move Up tested had covered 49,744 miles and was built around 2014.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Volkswagen Move Up sits 8.1 points above the national average, ranked 1,256 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 Move Up 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 Move Ups at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Volkswagen Move Up

1. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 2% of tests (1.89x the national rate for this defect)
2. Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 1.8% of tests (3.52x the national rate for this defect)
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.8% of tests
4. Emissions levels exceed default limits, 1.6% of tests (4.61x the national rate for this defect)
5. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.6% of tests
6. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.6% of tests
7. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.5% of tests
8. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.1% of tests
9. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 1% of tests
10. 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., 0.8% of tests (1.56x the national rate for this defect)

From 613 DVSA-tracked Volkswagen Move Up tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.94% of these flagged Volkswagen Move Up defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Volkswagen Move Up

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 Move Up before it actually fails on it.

1. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 3.3% of tests (1.63x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 22.3% of tests (1.45x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 21.7% of tests, also fails
4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 5.7% of tests, also fails
5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 5.5% of tests
6. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 3.4% of tests
7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 3.3% of tests, also fails
8. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 2.3% of tests
9. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 1.5% of tests
10. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 1.3% of tests

From 613 DVSA-tracked Volkswagen Move Up tests, 2024.

Volkswagen Move Up 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 Move Up year:

• 2013 Volkswagen Move Up - 88.1% first-time pass, 201 tests
• 2014 Volkswagen Move Up - 84.1% first-time pass, 402 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

• Nissan 370 Z - 84.8%
• Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn Se D Mhev A - 84.8%
• Nissan 200 Sx - 84.8%
• Lexus Is250c - 84.8%
• Skoda Citigo - 84.7%
• Mercedes-Benz Sl - 84.7%

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
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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