2012–2021 · 123,685 MOT tests

Volkswagen Up MOT pass rate by year

How every year of the Volkswagen Up did at its MOT in 2024, compared with the average car of the same age.

108Above average

Best year201273.8% passed

Worst year201677.2% passed

Rank in Volkswagen2 of 32

Pass rate by year of registration

Pass rate first time Average for a car that age

Year	Tests	Passed	Average	Score
2021 Up	3,099	90.0%	87.6%	103Above average
2020 Up	3,252	91.0%	86.9%	105Above average
2019 Up	8,266	90.0%	84.9%	106Above average
2018 Up	12,829	84.9%	82.5%	103Above average
2017 Up	13,118	82.6%	79.8%	104Above average
2016 Up	12,710	77.2%	76.6%	101About average
2015 Up	16,096	77.5%	73.5%	105Above average
2014 Up	20,757	77.7%	69.9%	111Well above average
2013 Up	19,846	76.5%	66.8%	114Well above average
2012 Up	13,712	73.8%	64.3%	115Well above average

Share of all 123,685 tests.

Service brake performance: excessively binding1.9%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively1.5%
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm1.4%
Headlamp aim: too low1.2%
Suspension arms - pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn1.1%
Position lamp: not working0.7%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps0.7%
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits0.6%