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Volkswagen Id3 Life — Reliability by Year

14,052 vehicles · MOT data 2020–2023 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Volkswagen Id3 Life 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
93.5% pass rate · 3,609 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2020
92.9% pass rate · 1,330 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 34,193 mi 3,382
2022
93.5%
25,658 mi 3,609
2021
93.0%
29,053 mi 5,731
2020
92.9%
29,429 mi 1,330

* 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 Id3 Life is most reliable?

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

Tests range from an average of 25,658 miles (newest year) to 29,429 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 Id3 Life.

See the buying guide →

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