2021 Volkswagen Caddy MOT pass rate: 85.9% (1,874 tests)

2021-registered Volkswagen Caddys passed 85.9% of 1,874 MOT tests in 2023–2025 — 4.5 points worse than same-age cars (90.4%). This is one of the lower-scoring Caddy years after correcting for vehicle age — inspect the individual car carefully.

85.9%Pass rate, 2021 cars

95.5Age-adjusted index (100 = average)

1,874Tests analysed

21,868 miMedian mileage at test

100.0% / 85.9%Petrol vs diesel pass rate

Is the 2021 Caddy getting worse?

Pass rate of 2021-registered cars across recent test years:

Test year	Pass rate
2024	87.2% -3.5 vs same-age
2025	84.7% -5.5 vs same-age

The raw rate normally falls as cars age. The “vs same-age” figure compares this cohort with all UK cars registered in the same year, so normal ageing is not mistaken for a bad model year.

What fails on a 2021 Caddy

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Tyres	173	36.7%
2	Brakes	90	19.1%
3	Visibility	61	13.0%
4	Suspension	46	9.8%
5	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	43	9.1%
6	Body, chassis, structure	18	3.8%

All Caddy years compared

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

Weighing up which year to buy? See the full ranking: Volkswagen Caddy years to avoid.

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FAQs

Is a 2021 Volkswagen Caddy reliable?

2021-registered examples passed 85.9% of their MOT tests (1,874 tests, 2023–2025), -4.5 points versus all UK cars registered in the same year. At roughly 5 years old with a median 21,868 miles, condition now varies car by car — always check the individual MOT history.

What mileage is too high for a 2021 Caddy?

The median tested example shows 21,868 miles. Anything far beyond that isn't automatically bad — a motorway-mile car with consistent service records often beats a low-mileage school-run car — but price accordingly and scrutinise the mileage trail for gaps or drops.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023–2025 extracts (96 million Class 4 initial tests; retests excluded). Only vehicles old enough for a routine first MOT are included. Age-adjusted figures compare the model-year cohort with all vehicles of the same registration year tested in the same calendar year. Contains public sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.