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Volkswagen Motor Caravan reliability
The Volkswagen Motor Caravan fails its MOT about as often as most cars over 10 years old: 34.3% of 1,441 tests failed in 2023, against 39.7% on average.
Over 10 years old
34.3% failed their MOT
From 1,441 MOT tests of Volkswagen Motor Caravans this age.
Where it does worse than other cars this age
Fails 81% more oftenBrake performance10.5% vs 5.8%
Fails 2× as oftenWashers8.6% vs 3.5%
Fails 58% more oftenWipers4.1% vs 2.6%
Fails 4× as oftenElectrical equipment3.4% vs 0.8%
Advised 7× as oftenWheel bearings11.8% vs 1.7%
Advised 43% more oftenSteering linkage components4% vs 2.8%
Advised 54% more oftenFlexible brake hoses4% vs 2.6%Fix about £120
Checking a Volkswagen Motor Caravan 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.