Volkswagen ID3 Family MOT failures and reliability

The Volkswagen ID3 Family is one of the stronger cars at the MOT: 89% of its 6,889 tests in 2025 were passed first time, 17 points better than the 72% for all cars. Half the Volkswagen ID3 Family cars tested were registered in 2022 or later, and younger cars pass more often. That ranks it 4th of the 36 Volkswagen models we cover. Every figure here comes from the DVSA's record of each Volkswagen ID3 Family MOT, so it shows what testers found rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2025: 6,889
First-time pass rate: 89%
All cars: 72%

Volkswagen ID3 Family MOT strengths and weak spots

The Volkswagen ID3 Family's weak spot is tyres: 7.3% of its tests failed there, against 6.3% for all cars.

It does best on suspension, where 0.4% of Volkswagen ID3 Family tests failed against 9.1% for all cars.

Volkswagen ID3 Family cars first registered in 2022 passed 89% first time; those from 2020 passed 91%.

At 5 years old the average Volkswagen ID3 Family had covered 34,982 miles, about 7,000 a year.

The single most common failure on the Volkswagen ID3 Family was tyres, condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords, on 3.5% of tests.

What the Volkswagen ID3 Family fails on

Share of Volkswagen ID3 Family tests with at least one failure in each area, beside the figure for all cars.

Tyres7.3% (all cars 6.3%)
Lights and electrics2.2% (all cars 10.7%)
Visibility1.0% (all cars 4.4%)
Suspension0.4% (all cars 9.1%)
Seat belts and airbags0.4% (all cars 0.9%)
Brakes0.4% (all cars 6.3%)
Number plates and VIN0.2% (all cars 0.3%)
Wheels0.1% (all cars 0.4%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Tyres, condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords 3.5%
Tyres, condition: has ply or cords exposed 2.4%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 1.6%
Headlamp aim: too high 1.3%
Rear fog lamp: not working 0.4%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid 0.3%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 0.3%
Washers: not working 0.3%

Most common advisories

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 22.2%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 2.7%
Tyres, condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords 2.2%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre 1.5%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 1.4%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 0.8%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint has slight play 0.7%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 0.6%

Pass rate by year of registration

First-time pass rate of the Volkswagen ID3 Family by the year it was first registered.

First registered	Tests	Pass rate
2020	607	91%
2021	2,114	89%
2022	4,029	89%

Typical mileage by age

Average Volkswagen ID3 Family odometer reading at the MOT, by age in years at the test.

Age at test	Average mileage
3 years	26,091 miles
4 years	32,543 miles
5 years	34,982 miles

Check a particular Volkswagen ID3 Family

The figures above tell you what to look out for on any Volkswagen ID3 Family. For one Volkswagen ID3 Family's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration for a free MOT check.

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Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025, 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.