Petrol Volkswagen Up: MOT pass rate
84.6% of petrol Volkswagen Ups pass the MOT first time, measured across 120,962 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 49,267.
Petrol against the other Volkswagen Up versions
| Fuel | Pass rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 84.6% | 120,962 |
| Electric | 90.5% | 201 |
| All Volkswagen Up | 84.7% | 121,174 |
Why the fuel type changes the number
Petrol cars avoid the DPF and emissions failures that catch diesels, and usually fail on the same consumables as any other car.
On the Volkswagen Up specifically, electric is the strongest at 90.5%, and this petrol version sits 0.1 points below the 84.7% model average.
What it means if you are buying one
There is little to choose between fuel types on this model, so decide on running costs and mileage rather than MOT record. Check the exact car, decode the VIN and check the mileage before you bid.
Mileage is part of the answer
The average petrol Volkswagen Up had covered 49,267 miles at test, against 35,746 for the electric. 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.
Fuel type and mileage are tangled together: diesels are usually bought by higher-mileage drivers, so some of any gap between fuels is the miles rather than the engine. The per-year figures on the Volkswagen Up page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.
Other Volkswagen Up fuel types
- Electric Volkswagen Up - 90.5%