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2018 Volkswagen Unclassified — MOT History by Age

How cars manufactured in 2018 perform at MOT as they age

8 years
Current Age
84.5%
Latest Pass Rate
533
Total Tests (All Years)
43,606 mi
Avg Mileage (Latest)

Data from official DVSA MOT testing records

Compared to Average at Age 6

This car: 84.5%
Average: 73.4%

✅ 11.1% above average (18367 models compared)

How This Car Ages

Pass rate progression for the 2018 Volkswagen Unclassified as it ages.

1 yrs100.0%
2 yrs92.3%
3 yrs87.4%
4 yrs93.7%
5 yrs95.4%
6 yrs84.5%

Bar chart showing pass rate by car age from 1 to 6 years

Fail Rate %
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AgePass RateTests
1 yrs100.0%37
2 yrs92.3%39
3 yrs87.4%143
4 yrs93.7%95
5 yrs95.4%109
6 yrs84.5%110

Pass Rate Trend

How the 2018 Volkswagen Unclassified pass rate changes as it ages, from first MOT to most recent.

Trend shows declining over 6 years

Pass Rate %
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BuiltPass RateTests
2024 (6 yrs)84.5%110
2023 (5 yrs)95.4%109
2022 (4 yrs)93.7%95
2021 (3 yrs)87.4%143
2020 (2 yrs)92.3%39
2019 (1 yrs)100%37

Year-by-Year MOT Results

2019
100.0%
Age (yrs) 1Tests 37Avg Mileage 7,443Top Failure
2020
92.3%
Age (yrs) 2Tests 39Avg Mileage 16,558Top Failure Tyres — 7.7%
2021
87.4%
Age (yrs) 3Tests 143Avg Mileage 41,790Top Failure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 11.2%
2022
93.7%
Age (yrs) 4Tests 95Avg Mileage 28,793Top Failure Brakes — 6.3%
2023
95.4%
Age (yrs) 5Tests 109Avg Mileage 33,181Top Failure Visibility — 4.6%
2024
84.5%
Age (yrs) 6Tests 110Avg Mileage 43,606Top Failure Brakes — 13.6%

Common MOT Failures

Top failure categories across all test years for 2018 Volkswagen Unclassified, with age trends.

Brakes
7.4%
↑ Increases with age
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
5.0%
↓ Decreases with age
Tyres
4.0%
↓ Decreases with age
Suspension
3.6%
↓ Decreases with age
Visibility
2.9%
— Consistent

How Failures Change With Age

Comparing failure rates between the youngest and oldest test years.

Not enough data to compare failures across ages.

Other Manufacture Years

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About This Data

This page shows how Volkswagen Unclassified cars manufactured in 2018 perform at MOT as they age. Data spans from 2019 to 2024, covering 533 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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