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Volkswagen Golf R Line Etsi S A — Reliability by Year

14,112 vehicles · MOT data 2020–2025 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Volkswagen Golf R Line Etsi 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
95.9% pass rate · 2,286 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2020
92.9% pass rate · 1,068 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2025 First MOTs due 2028+ 2,515
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ 13,858 mi 3,826
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 21,226 mi 2,842
2022
95.9%
24,546 mi 2,286
2021
93.3%
29,714 mi 1,575
2020
92.9%
31,113 mi 1,068

* 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 Golf R Line Etsi 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 24,546 miles (newest year) to 31,113 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 R Line Etsi S A.

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