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Volkswagen California

Year-by-year

Year	Trims	Best MPG	Complaints	Fatal crashes	Inventory

UK MOT pass rate by age

Pass rate of Volkswagen California units presented for the UK MOT (annual roadworthiness test) at each age. Aggregated from 8,280 tests in the 2023 DVSA bulk dataset, across all model years registered to date. The MOT becomes mandatory once a vehicle reaches three years of age.

Age (yrs)	Tests	Pass rate	Median mileage
3	113	92.9%	17,697 mi
4	1,111	90.6%	23,947 mi
5	1,151	87.8%	29,954 mi
6	1,296	86.3%	39,071 mi
7	848	83.8%	45,449 mi
8	897	82.9%	49,960 mi
9	735	80.4%	58,355 mi
10	601	81.0%	61,238 mi
11	592	79.1%	65,492 mi
12	388	79.9%	69,485 mi
13	338	77.5%	71,828 mi
14	49	77.6%	77,980 mi
15	77	76.6%	83,705 mi
16	51	84.3%	102,581 mi
17	33	84.9%	82,756 mi

Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data 2023 (Open Government Licence). Class 4 normal tests only.