2019 Volkswagen Transporter T30 Startline Tdi: MOT pass rate and reliability
72.9% of 2019 Volkswagen Transporter T30 Startline Tdis pass the MOT first time, measured across 458 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 64,168 miles.
How the 2019 compares
- Against all Volkswagen Transporter T30 Startline Tdis (78.1%, 2,714 tests): -5.2 points
- Against all 2019 cars (87.9%): -15 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Volkswagen Transporter T30 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 T30 Startline Tdi:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 72.9% | 458 | 64,168 |
| 2020 | 80.5% | 902 | 61,816 |
| 2021 | 78.2% | 1,335 | 48,422 |
What this means if you are buying a 2019 Transporter T30 Startline Tdi
The 2019 is a weaker year for this model, passing 5.2 points less often than the Volkswagen Transporter T30 Startline 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 T30 Startline Tdi the average at test was 64,168 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 2020 at 80.5%, and the weakest in our data is 2019 at 72.9%. That 7.6 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2019 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2020 Volkswagen Transporter T30 Startline Tdi - 80.5%
- 2021 Volkswagen Transporter T30 Startline Tdi - 78.2%
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