2004 Volkswagen Passat — MOT History by Age

How cars manufactured in 2004 perform at MOT as they age

22 years

Current Age

57.0%

Latest Pass Rate

227,799

Total Tests (All Years)

159,974 mi

Avg Mileage (Latest)

Data from official DVSA MOT testing records

Compared to Average at Age 20

This car: 57.0%

Average: 56.6%

✅ 0.4% above average (6824 models compared)

How This Car Ages

Pass rate progression for the 2004 Volkswagen Passat as it ages.

5 yrs65.7%

→ ↓2.6%

6 yrs63.1%

→ ↓1.8%

7 yrs61.3%

→ ↓0.9%

8 yrs60.4%

→ ↓3.2%

9 yrs57.2%

→ ↓1.2%

10 yrs56.0%

→ ↓0.3%

11 yrs55.7%

→ ↑0.2%

12 yrs55.9%

→ ↓0.0%

13 yrs55.9%

→ ↓0.5%

14 yrs55.4%

→ ↓0.7%

15 yrs54.7%

→ ↑2.0%

16 yrs56.7%

→ ↓1.0%

17 yrs55.7%

→ ↑0.3%

18 yrs56.0%

→ ↑1.9%

19 yrs57.9%

→ ↓0.9%

20 yrs57.0%

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Age	Pass Rate	Tests
5 yrs	65.7%	23,518
6 yrs	63.1%	22,804
7 yrs	61.3%	22,858
8 yrs	60.4%	22,061
9 yrs	57.2%	21,188
10 yrs	56.0%	20,111
11 yrs	55.7%	18,852
12 yrs	55.9%	17,278
13 yrs	55.9%	16,720
14 yrs	55.4%	9,701
15 yrs	54.7%	8,471
16 yrs	56.7%	6,724
17 yrs	55.7%	6,693
18 yrs	56.0%	4,255
19 yrs	57.9%	4,142
20 yrs	57.0%	2,423

Pass Rate Trend

How the 2004 Volkswagen Passat pass rate changes as it ages, from first MOT to most recent.

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Built	Pass Rate	Tests
2024 (20 yrs)	57%	2,423
2023 (19 yrs)	57.9%	4,142
2022 (18 yrs)	56%	4,255
2021 (17 yrs)	55.7%	6,693
2020 (16 yrs)	56.7%	6,724
2019 (15 yrs)	54.7%	8,471
2018 (14 yrs)	55.4%	9,701
2017 (13 yrs)	55.9%	16,720
2016 (12 yrs)	55.9%	17,278
2015 (11 yrs)	55.7%	18,852
2014 (10 yrs)	56%	20,111
2013 (9 yrs)	57.2%	21,188
2012 (8 yrs)	60.4%	22,061
2011 (7 yrs)	61.3%	22,858
2010 (6 yrs)	63.1%	22,804
2009 (5 yrs)	65.7%	23,518

Year-by-Year MOT Results

2009

65.7%

Age (yrs) 5Tests 23,518Avg Mileage 78,002Top Failure Suspension — 19.6%

2010High Fail Rate

63.1%

Age (yrs) 6Tests 22,804Avg Mileage 88,904Top Failure Suspension — 22.3%

2011High Fail Rate

61.3%

Age (yrs) 7Tests 22,858Avg Mileage 99,678Top Failure Suspension — 22.6%

2012High Fail Rate

60.4%

Age (yrs) 8Tests 22,061Avg Mileage 108,812Top Failure Suspension — 23.5%

2013High Fail Rate

57.2%

Age (yrs) 9Tests 21,188Avg Mileage 117,780Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 48.3%

2014High Fail Rate

56.0%

Age (yrs) 10Tests 20,111Avg Mileage 125,652Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 54.4%

2015High Fail Rate

55.7%

Age (yrs) 11Tests 18,852Avg Mileage 132,914Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 58.8%

2016High Fail Rate

55.9%

Age (yrs) 12Tests 17,278Avg Mileage 139,045Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 59.2%

2017High Fail Rate

55.9%

Age (yrs) 13Tests 16,720Avg Mileage 144,001Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 61.5%

2018High Fail Rate

55.4%

Age (yrs) 14Tests 9,701Avg Mileage 147,700Top Failure Suspension — 48.4%

2019High Fail Rate

54.7%

Age (yrs) 15Tests 8,471Avg Mileage 151,399Top Failure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 62.7%

2020High Fail Rate

56.7%

Age (yrs) 16Tests 6,724Avg Mileage 152,917Top Failure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 58.9%

2021High Fail Rate

55.7%

Age (yrs) 17Tests 6,693Avg Mileage 155,330Top Failure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 60.6%

2022High Fail Rate

56.0%

Age (yrs) 18Tests 4,255Avg Mileage 156,460Top Failure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 60.0%

2023High Fail Rate

57.9%

Age (yrs) 19Tests 4,142Avg Mileage 159,068Top Failure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 56.5%

2024High Fail Rate

57.0%

Age (yrs) 20Tests 2,423Avg Mileage 159,974Top Failure Suspension — 51.3%

MOT results for 2004 Volkswagen Passat by test year
Test Year▲	Age (yrs)▲▼	Pass Rate▲▼	Tests▲▼	Avg Mileage▲▼	Top Failure▲▼
2009	5	65.7%	23,518	78,002	Suspension — 19.6%
2010	6	63.1%	22,804	88,904	Suspension — 22.3%
2011	7	61.3%	22,858	99,678	Suspension — 22.6%
2012	8	60.4%	22,061	108,812	Suspension — 23.5%
2013	9	57.2%	21,188	117,780	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 48.3%
2014	10	56.0%	20,111	125,652	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 54.4%
2015	11	55.7%	18,852	132,914	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 58.8%
2016	12	55.9%	17,278	139,045	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 59.2%
2017	13	55.9%	16,720	144,001	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 61.5%
2018	14	55.4%	9,701	147,700	Suspension — 48.4%
2019	15	54.7%	8,471	151,399	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 62.7%
2020	16	56.7%	6,724	152,917	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 58.9%
2021	17	55.7%	6,693	155,330	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 60.6%
2022	18	56.0%	4,255	156,460	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 60.0%
2023	19	57.9%	4,142	159,068	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 56.5%
2024	20	57.0%	2,423	159,974	Suspension — 51.3%

Common MOT Failures

Top failure categories across all test years for 2004 Volkswagen Passat, with age trends.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

54.2%

↑ Increases with age

Suspension

43.0%

↑ Increases with age

Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment

38.6%

↑ Increases with age

Brakes

32.2%

↑ Increases with age

Body, chassis, structure

26.6%

— Consistent

How Failures Change With Age

Comparing failure rates between the youngest and oldest test years.

Category	At Youngest	At Oldest	Change	Trend
Brakes	9.2% (5 yrs)	42.6% (20 yrs)	+33.4%	🔴 ↑
Suspension	19.6% (5 yrs)	51.3% (20 yrs)	+31.7%	🔴 ↑
Tyres	10.2% (5 yrs)	25.3% (20 yrs)	+15.1%	🔴 ↑

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About This Data

This page shows how Volkswagen Passat cars manufactured in 2004 perform at MOT as they age. Data spans from 2009 to 2024, covering 227,799 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.