Volkswagen Transporter T32 H-Line Tdi S-A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Volkswagen Transporter T32 H-Line Tdi S-A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 12.4 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,813 individual Volkswagen Transporter T32 H-Line Tdi S-A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 89.1% first-time pass rate means roughly 11 in every 100 Volkswagen Transporter T32 H-Line Tdi S-As 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 Transporter T32 H-Line Tdi S-A tested had covered 41,062 miles and was built around 2020.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Volkswagen Transporter T32 H-Line Tdi S-A bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Volkswagen Transporter T32 H-Line Tdi S-A

1. A tyre load capacity load capacity insufficient for the presented axle weight, 0.2% of tests (129.96x the national rate for this defect)
2. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.6% of tests (3.94x the national rate for this defect)
3. A shock absorber which has negligible damping effect, 0.2% of tests (2.42x the national rate for this defect)
4. A wheel with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud, 0.3% of tests (1.4x the national rate for this defect)
5. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.8% of tests (1.2x the national rate for this defect)
6. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.7% of tests
7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.1% of tests
8. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.1% of tests
9. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 0.9% of tests
10. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.7% of tests

From 7,026 DVSA-tracked Volkswagen Transporter T32 H-Line Tdi S-A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.33% of these flagged Volkswagen Transporter T32 H-Line Tdi S-A defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Volkswagen Transporter T32 H-Line Tdi S-A 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 Transporter T32 H-Line Tdi S-A year:

• 2020 Volkswagen Transporter T32 H-Line Tdi S-A - 88.5% first-time pass, 1,804 tests
• 2021 Volkswagen Transporter T32 H-Line Tdi S-A - 89.3% first-time pass, 1,797 tests

Other Volkswagen models

• Volkswagen Golf - 77.1%
• Volkswagen Polo - 71.4%
• Volkswagen Transporter - 70.8%
• Volkswagen Tiguan - 82.4%
• Volkswagen Passat - 74.7%
• Volkswagen Caddy - 73.5%
• Volkswagen Up - 84.4%
• Volkswagen Touran - 72.7%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Vauxhall Corsa Se Turbo Auto - 89.2%
• MINI Countryman - 89.1%
• Vauxhall Grandland X Elite Nav Turbo - 89.1%
• MG 5 Excite - 89.1%
• Skoda Enyaq Iv 60 - 89.1%
• Volkswagen Golf R Tsi 4motion S-A - 89.1%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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