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2020 Volkswagen E-golf — MOT History by Age

How cars manufactured in 2020 perform at MOT as they age

6 years
Current Age
87.7%
Latest Pass Rate
6,117
Total Tests (All Years)
29,974 mi
Avg Mileage (Latest)

Data from official DVSA MOT testing records

Compared to Average at Age 4

This car: 87.7%
Average: 81.1%

✅ 6.6% above average (23031 models compared)

How This Car Ages

Pass rate progression for the 2020 Volkswagen E-golf as it ages.

2 yrs91.9%
3 yrs86.5%
4 yrs87.7%

Bar chart showing pass rate by car age from 2 to 4 years

Fail Rate %
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AgePass RateTests
2 yrs91.9%185
3 yrs86.5%2,609
4 yrs87.7%3,323

Pass Rate Trend

How the 2020 Volkswagen E-golf pass rate changes as it ages, from first MOT to most recent.

Trend shows declining over 3 years

Pass Rate %
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BuiltPass RateTests
2024 (4 yrs)87.7%3,323
2023 (3 yrs)86.5%2,609
2022 (2 yrs)91.9%185

Year-by-Year MOT Results

2022
91.9%
Age (yrs) 2Tests 185Avg Mileage 22,546Top Failure Tyres — 15.7%
2023
86.5%
Age (yrs) 3Tests 2,609Avg Mileage 22,984Top Failure Tyres — 25.3%
2024
87.7%
Age (yrs) 4Tests 3,323Avg Mileage 29,974Top Failure Tyres — 17.3%

Common MOT Failures

Top failure categories across all test years for 2020 Volkswagen E-golf, with age trends.

Tyres
19.4%
— Consistent
Visibility
2.1%
— Consistent
Suspension
2.1%
— Consistent
Brakes
1.6%
— Consistent
Non-component advisories
1.6%
— Consistent

How Failures Change With Age

Comparing failure rates between the youngest and oldest test years.

CategoryAt YoungestAt OldestChangeTrend
Tyres15.7% (2 yrs)17.3% (4 yrs)
+1.6%
⚪ —
Visibility1.1% (2 yrs)1.9% (4 yrs)
+0.8%
⚪ —
Brakes2.2% (2 yrs)1.7% (4 yrs)
-0.5%
⚪ —
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment1.1% (2 yrs)1.1% (4 yrs)
0.0%
⚪ —

Other Manufacture Years

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About This Data

This page shows how Volkswagen E-golf cars manufactured in 2020 perform at MOT as they age. Data spans from 2022 to 2024, covering 6,117 tests. Pass rates naturally decline with age as components wear.

Based on DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2005–2024). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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