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Volkswagen Golf R Line TSI — Reliability by Year

15,483 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 TSI 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
95.2% pass rate · 2,907 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2020
93.3% pass rate · 1,359 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2025 First MOTs due 2028+ 3,111
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ 5,658 mi 3,332
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 16,102 mi 1,814
2022
95.2%
24,112 mi 2,907
2021
93.3%
30,307 mi 2,960
2020
93.3%
31,417 mi 1,359

* 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 TSI is most reliable?

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

Tests range from an average of 24,112 miles (newest year) to 31,417 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 TSI.

See the buying guide →

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