Volkswagen Caddy MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Volkswagen Caddy took 148,062 MOT tests in Britain and passed 69% of them first time, close to the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2023: 148,062
First-time pass rate: 69%
All cars: 71%

What the Caddy fails on

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.

Suspension11.8% (all cars 9.0%)
Lights and electrics10.6% (all cars 11.3%)
Tyres7.4% (all cars 6.4%)
Brakes7.2% (all cars 6.8%)
Visibility6.9% (all cars 4.8%)
Exhaust and emissions4.1% (all cars 3.1%)
Body and structure3.8% (all cars 3.5%)
Seat belts and airbags1.0% (all cars 1.0%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn 3.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 2.9%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction 2.7%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 2.5%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid 2.5%
Coil spring: fractured or broken 2.3%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 2.1%
Position lamp: not working 2.1%

Most common advisories

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 21.1%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 11.9%
Brake pads: wearing thin 8.3%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 6.6%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 6.2%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 5.9%
Anti-roll bars, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 5.2%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil 3.1%

Pass rate by year of registration

Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.

First registered	Tests	Pass rate
2002	309	56%
2003	355	58%
2004	1,370	53%
2005	2,216	57%
2006	3,213	58%
2007	4,891	58%
2008	5,744	60%
2009	7,020	60%
2010	9,421	60%
2011	12,445	63%
2012	10,018	66%
2013	12,600	68%
2014	12,022	70%
2015	12,099	71%
2016	13,151	71%
2017	11,739	74%
2018	10,843	80%
2019	10,621	79%
2020	6,627	81%

Typical mileage by age

Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.

Age at test	Average mileage
3 years	40,460 miles
4 years	50,866 miles
5 years	64,170 miles
6 years	71,652 miles
7 years	82,239 miles
8 years	90,190 miles
9 years	105,935 miles
10 years	114,544 miles
11 years	128,060 miles
12 years	128,865 miles
13 years	140,923 miles
14 years	144,204 miles
15 years	154,173 miles
16 years	153,432 miles
17 years	159,685 miles
18 years	166,095 miles
19 years	168,094 miles
20 years	132,574 miles

Check a particular Caddy

Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.

Other Volkswagen models

Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.