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Volkswagen Golf R TSI 4motion S A — Reliability by Year

7,788 vehicles · MOT data 2019–2025 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Volkswagen Golf R TSI 4motion 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
2019
97.2% pass rate · 197 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2021
93.4% pass rate · 1,917 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2025 First MOTs due 2028+ 1,320
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ 3,551 mi 1,507
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 18,823 mi 1,978
2022
95.3%
22,710 mi 869
2021
93.4%
27,135 mi 1,917
2019
97.2%
39,128 mi 197

* 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 TSI 4motion 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 22,710 miles (newest year) to 39,128 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 TSI 4motion S A.

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