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Volkswagen Golf C — Reliability by Year

42,092 vehicles · MOT data 1981–1988 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Volkswagen Golf C 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
1983
100.0% pass rate · 4,302 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
1986
75.0% pass rate · 7,694 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
1988
240
1987
7,691
1986
75.0%
42,034 mi 7,694
1985
7,396
1984
6,502
1983
100.0%
128,786 mi 4,302
1982
80.6%
120,435 mi 6,604
1981
1,663

Which year Volkswagen Golf C is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 42,034 miles (newest year) to 128,786 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 Golf C.

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