2019 Volkswagen Transporter T28 Startline Tdi: MOT pass rate and reliability
83.8% of 2019 Volkswagen Transporter T28 Startline Tdis pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,208 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 69,985 miles.
How the 2019 compares
- Against all Volkswagen Transporter T28 Startline Tdis (83.5%, 8,508 tests): +0.3 points
- Against all 2019 cars (87.9%): -4.1 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Volkswagen Transporter T28 Startline 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 Startline Tdi:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 83.8% | 1,208 | 69,985 |
| 2020 | 83.7% | 3,010 | 54,626 |
| 2021 | 83.3% | 4,231 | 43,006 |
What this means if you are buying a 2019 Transporter T28 Startline Tdi
The 2019 sits close to the Volkswagen Transporter T28 Startline Tdi 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 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 a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2019 Volkswagen Transporter T28 Startline Tdi the average at test was 69,985 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.
2019 is the strongest year on record for this model at 83.8%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.
Nearby model years
- 2020 Volkswagen Transporter T28 Startline Tdi - 83.7%
- 2021 Volkswagen Transporter T28 Startline Tdi - 83.3%
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