Volkswagen Caddy MOT pass rate: 73.4% (139,412 tests, 2025)

Name: Volkswagen Caddy MOT statistics 2025
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Last updated 24 August 2026 · OBDCode UK editorial

The Volkswagen Caddy passed 73.4% of its 139,412 MOT tests in 2025 — 4.1 points below the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 11 years old with 112,080 miles on the clock.

73.4%Pass rate (2025)

139,412MOT tests analysed

112,080 miMedian mileage at test

11 yrsMedian age at test

How the Caddy compares

Volkswagen Caddy

73.4%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Volkswagen average (all models)

77.6%

What fails most on the Volkswagen Caddy

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Caddy:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Suspension	34,133	33.9%
2	Brakes	16,613	16.5%
3	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	14,711	14.6%
4	Tyres	13,597	13.5%
5	Visibility	7,885	7.8%
6	Body, chassis, structure	6,687	6.6%

Pre-MOT checklist for Caddy owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
Replace smeared wiper blades and top up washer fluid — both are test items

Engine management light on?

An illuminated engine management light is a Major MOT defect. Read the code, repair the cause, then confirm the light stays off — clearing a code alone is not a repair.

Understand the engine management light and MOT rules →

Caddy pass rate by registration year

Lower age-adjusted outliers to inspect carefully: 2017, 2019, 2021. Strongest age-adjusted years: 2007, 2008. Full ranking and method: Volkswagen Caddy years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage	Pass-rate bar
2004	3,524	63.8%	-0.6 pts	167,481	63.8% visual scale
2005	5,860	64.3%	-0.2 pts	167,608	64.3% visual scale
2006	8,646	64.8%	+0.4 pts	161,808	64.8% visual scale
2007	13,195	65.7%	+0.6 pts	154,131	65.7% visual scale
2008	15,991	67.2%	+2.1 pts	155,850	67.2% visual scale
2009	19,780	66.5%	+0.1 pts	145,958	66.5% visual scale
2010	26,771	65.8%	-1.5 pts	142,731	65.8% visual scale
2011	35,486	68.8%	-0.3 pts	130,051	68.8% visual scale
2012	28,862	70.5%	-0.7 pts	130,559	70.5% visual scale
2013	36,615	71.2%	-2.1 pts	115,806	71.2% visual scale
2014	35,060	73.0%	-2.8 pts	108,308	73.0% visual scale
2015	35,463	74.7%	-4.0 pts	91,632	74.7% visual scale
2016	38,663	77.1%	-4.2 pts	84,374	77.1% visual scale
2017	34,635	79.2%	-4.8 pts	72,982	79.2% visual scale
2018	31,929	84.1%	-2.3 pts	67,284	84.1% visual scale
2019	31,316	84.2%	-4.2 pts	55,084	84.2% visual scale
2020	19,559	86.3%	-3.6 pts	44,124	86.3% visual scale
2021	1,874	85.9%	-4.5 pts	21,868	85.9% visual scale

Same-vehicle follow-up

The defect groups above are a single-year count. The prognosis registry follows the same vehicle_id into the next MOT year. The extracts do not record the repair, a turbo part number, or a gearbox type.

Suspension: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Brakes: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Tyres: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Body, chassis, structure: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold

On this model, these certificate lines have a published follow-up (cohort at least 200 cars):

Exhaust system has a minor leak of exhaust gases — 1,170 cars · 6.8% failed the same item the next year
Pins and bushes pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement — 11,500 cars · 6.8% failed the same item the next year
Ball joint has slight play — 1,358 cars · 6.4% failed the same item the next year
Track rod end ball joint has slight play — 406 cars · 5.9% failed the same item the next year
Wheel bearings has slight play — 411 cars · 5.8% failed the same item the next year

Check a specific Caddy before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Volkswagen models

Golf77.8% pass rate · 782,869 tests Polo71.4% pass rate · 577,151 tests Transporter70.7% pass rate · 269,178 tests Tiguan81.4% pass rate · 184,098 tests Passat75.3% pass rate · 166,958 tests Up84.1% pass rate · 121,528 tests Touran73.2% pass rate · 67,815 tests T-Roc92.0% pass rate · 55,178 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Volkswagen Caddy?

In 2025, 73.4% of 139,412 first MOT tests on the Volkswagen Caddy were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Caddy fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is suspension (33.9% of its recorded defects), followed by brakes.

Is the Volkswagen Caddy reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 73.4% it performs below the national average at a median age of 11 years and 112,080 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Before you agree to the work

A fault or an advisory is a quote waiting to happen. These pages set out what a garage has to tell you, what a comparable written quote should include, and what you can do if the bill is not what you agreed.

Estimates, quotes and extra work — what a price has to cover, and when a garage may charge more than it first said.
What a diagnostic test costs — what the fee should include, and when it should come off the repair.
Tools — when to buy and when to skip — how to choose a diagnostic tool, and when a garage visit is cheaper than owning one.
Choosing a garage you can check — what to verify before you hand over the keys.
Your rights after a car repair — what to do when the work is not right, and how to put it in writing.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.