2019 Volkswagen Transporter T28 Highline Tdi: MOT pass rate and reliability

83.5% of 2019 Volkswagen Transporter T28 Highline Tdis pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,044 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 52,799 miles.

How the 2019 compares

  • Against all Volkswagen Transporter T28 Highline Tdis (87.7%, 7,676 tests): -4.2 points
  • Against all 2019 cars (87.9%): -4.4 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Volkswagen Transporter T28 Highline Tdi model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2019 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Volkswagen Transporter T28 Highline Tdi:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2019 83.5% 1,044 52,799
2020 88.3% 3,030 42,705
2021 88.5% 3,560 32,716

What this means if you are buying a 2019 Transporter T28 Highline Tdi

The 2019 is a weaker year for this model, passing 4.2 points less often than the Volkswagen Transporter T28 Highline Tdi average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2019 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. 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 7-year-old car fails on

A 2019 car is 7 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 around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2019 Volkswagen Transporter T28 Highline Tdi the average at test was 52,799 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.

The strongest year for this model is 2021 at 88.5%, and the weakest in our data is 2019 at 83.5%. That 5.0 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2019 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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