Volkswagen · MOT reliability data
Volkswagen Golf
The Golf is Volkswagen's best-known model and a consistent UK top-10 seller. Here's how it actually performs on DVSA's own MOT data.
Volkswagen · MOT reliability data
The Golf is Volkswagen's best-known model and a consistent UK top-10 seller. Here's how it actually performs on DVSA's own MOT data.
73.1%
MOT pass rate
Hatchback
Segment
Petrol, diesel, hybrid
Fuel types available
Source: Brumble analysis of DVSA's 2025 MOT test year data, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
What to know
The Golf's 73.1% pass rate sits just above Volkswagen's own brand average of 72.9%, and comfortably above the national average of 72.4%. It's a consistent, unremarkable-in-a-good-way result for a car built in huge volumes across a wide range of ages and mileages.
As one of the most common cars on UK roads, there's no shortage of used Golfs to choose from at almost any budget, which makes checking the individual car's own MOT history more useful than usual, since condition varies far more within the model than the average pass rate alone suggests.
Check a specific Golf's MOT history, tax status, and advisories by registration number.
Check MOT historySee how the Volkswagen range compares overall, with model-by-model pass rates.
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