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VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R-LINE EDITION TDI S-A
MOT pass rate.

Aggregated DVSA MOT tests for this nameplate in 2023–24. Average mileage is the mean recorded odometer on those tests, in miles. Top defects are the most frequent failure item groups in the derived summary — not a ranked reliability verdict.

Counts, not a score

485 passes · 40 fails

Snapshot generated 2026-08-24 from the compact derived MOT model summary. Duplicate MOT labels that share a URL slug were canonicalised to the higher-volume row. No per-test or per-VIN records are published.

What is the VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R-LINE EDITION TDI S-A MOT pass rate?

In the 2023–24 DVSA MOT file this nameplate passed 92.4% of 526 tests (485 passes, 40 fails). That is a test-outcome rate, not a prediction for any one car.

Is a high MOT pass rate the same as reliability?

No. MOT tests a defined set of roadworthiness items at a point in time. They do not measure durability, crashworthiness, or US complaint volume. Sparse models (under 500 tests) are not published.

Are these UK or US figures?

UK. The rest of ModelYearFacts is US NHTSA and EPA evidence. This hub is Great Britain MOT statistics on the same nameplate, published under the Open Government Licence.

Most common MOT failure groups

01 · Failure groupTyres51 recorded items
02 · Failure groupVisibility7 recorded items
03 · Failure groupBrakes5 recorded items
04 · Failure groupSuspension4 recorded items
05 · Failure groupNoise, emissions and leaks2 recorded items

Pass rate by vehicle age

Age is years at test. Bands with fewer than 50 tests on this nameplate are omitted. These are extra fields on this hub, not separate URLs.

Age (years)TestsPass rateAverage mileage
439692.7%40,745 mi
512791.3%48,498 mi