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Volkswagen California Ocean TDI S A — Reliability by Year

4,254 vehicles · MOT data 2020–2025 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Volkswagen California Ocean TDI S A was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

Best pass rate year
2022
95.5% pass rate · 824 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2020
93.7% pass rate · 299 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2025 First MOTs due 2028+ 550
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ 1,184
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 13,461 mi 956
2022
95.5%
17,875 mi 824
2021
95.2%
22,594 mi 441
2020
93.7%
25,625 mi 299

* UK vehicles require their first MOT at 3 years old. Recent model years shown in grey have little or no MOT test data yet — pass rate data will build up as those vehicles mature.

Which year Volkswagen California Ocean TDI S A is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.

Tests range from an average of 17,875 miles (newest year) to 25,625 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Volkswagen California Ocean TDI S A.

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