Volkswagen Golf Life Etsi S-A MOT pass rate: 93.8% (4,960 tests, 2025)

The Volkswagen Golf Life Etsi S-A passed 93.8% of its 4,960 MOT tests in 2025 — 16.3 points above the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 4 years old with 30,246 miles on the clock.

93.8%Pass rate (2025)

4,960MOT tests analysed

30,246 miMedian mileage at test

4 yrsMedian age at test

How the Golf Life Etsi S-A compares

Volkswagen Golf Life Etsi S-A

93.8%

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 Golf Life Etsi S-A

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Golf Life Etsi S-A:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Tyres	244	74.2%
2	Suspension	85	25.8%

Pre-MOT checklist for Golf Life Etsi S-A owners

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

Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system

Check the engine before the tester does

A stored fault code with the engine light on is an automatic Major defect. Scan and clear resolved faults before booking.

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Golf Life Etsi S-A pass rate by registration year

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2020	5,514	94.0%	+4.1 pts	26,088
2021	4,072	93.4%	+3.0 pts	26,964

Check a specific Golf Life Etsi S-A 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 Caddy73.4% pass rate · 139,412 tests Up84.1% pass rate · 121,528 tests Touran73.2% pass rate · 67,815 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Volkswagen Golf Life Etsi S-A?

In 2025, 93.8% of 4,960 first MOT tests on the Volkswagen Golf Life Etsi S-A were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Golf Life Etsi S-A fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is tyres (74.2% of its recorded defects), followed by suspension.

Is the Volkswagen Golf Life Etsi S-A reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 93.8% it performs above the national average at a median age of 4 years and 30,246 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

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.