Volkswagen Golf R-Line S-A MOT data by year

The Volkswagen Golf R-Line S-A appears in 6,566 MOT tests in this dataset across model years 2019–2024. Its most common failure areas are tyres, visibility and brakes, and its overall pass rate is 91.6%.

6,566
MOT tests analysed
91.6%
Pass rate
8.4%
Fail rate
2019–2024
Years covered

By model year

Volkswagen Golf R-Line S-A MOT results by model year
Year Tests Pass rate Fail rate Most common failure
2019 502 91.4% 8.6% Tyres
2020 3,304 91.5% 8.5% Tyres
2021 2,048 91.0% 9.0% Tyres

Most common failures (all years)

Most common MOT failure areas — Volkswagen Golf R-Line S-A
# Category % of tests affected Tests
1 Tyres 6.0% 396
2 Visibility 1.4% 91
3 Brakes 1.1% 69
4 Lighting & signalling 0.8% 51
5 Emissions & environmental 0.6% 42
6 Suspension 0.6% 40
7 Road wheels 0.3% 17
8 Other defects 0.2% 14
Share of tests failing on each category Tyres 6.0% Visibility 1.4% Brakes 1.1% Lighting & signalling 0.8% Emissions & environmental 0.6% Suspension 0.6%
Percentage of tests with at least one failure recorded in each category, across all model years.

Methodology & source. Based on 6,566 MOT tests. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-01. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.

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