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

First-time pass rate84.8%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+8.1 points
Tests analysed612
Average mileage at test49,744 miles
Average year of manufacture2014
Reliability rank1,256 of 2,005 models

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. On a Volkswagen Move Up 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 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 what damaged Volkswagen Move Ups actually sold for 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, 1.6% of tests (2.06x the national rate for this defect)
  2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.3% of tests
  3. Emissions levels exceed default limits, 1.2% of tests (4.15x the national rate for this defect)
  4. Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 1.2% of tests (3.07x the national rate for this defect)
  5. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.2% of tests
  6. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.2% of tests
  7. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.1% of tests
  8. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.8% of tests
  9. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 0.7% 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., 0.6% of tests (1.53x the national rate for this defect)

From 824 DVSA-tracked Volkswagen Move Up tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.89% of these flagged Volkswagen Move Up defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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:

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