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Volkswagen E-Golf reliability
The Volkswagen E-Golf fails its MOT about as often as most cars up to 5 years old: 13.3% of 6,591 tests failed in 2023, against 14% on average.
Up to 5 years old
13.3% failed their MOT
From 6,591 MOT tests of Volkswagen E-Golfs this age.
Where it does worse than other cars this age
Fails 3× as oftenTyre condition8.1% vs 3.2%Fix about £90
Advised 2× as oftenTyre condition17.2% vs 8.4%Fix about £90
Advised 6× as oftenShock absorbers7.9% vs 1.3%Fix about £200
Checking a Volkswagen E-Golf before you buy
Look at the parts above at the viewing, and read the car’s own MOT history: advisories for the same parts suggest the problem is already starting. Sweep’s free check shows every MOT, advisory and mileage reading for a registration.
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT tests 2023 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Failure rates compare this model with all cars in the same age band. Fix prices are typical independent-garage estimates.