2021 Volkswagen Transporter T30 Startline Tdi: MOT pass rate and reliability
78.2% of 2021 Volkswagen Transporter T30 Startline Tdis pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,335 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 48,422 miles.
How the 2021 compares
- Against all Volkswagen Transporter T30 Startline Tdis (78.1%, 2,714 tests): +0.1 points
- Against all 2021 cars (90%): -11.8 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 2021 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 2021 Transporter T30 Startline Tdi
The 2021 sits close to the Volkswagen Transporter T30 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 5-year-old car fails on
A 2021 car is 5 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 below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck. On a 2021 Volkswagen Transporter T30 Startline Tdi the average at test was 48,422 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 2021 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2019 Volkswagen Transporter T30 Startline Tdi - 72.9%
- 2020 Volkswagen Transporter T30 Startline Tdi - 80.5%
All Volkswagen Transporter T30 Startline Tdi MOT data · Every model