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Volkswagen Transporter T28 Highline TDI — Reliability by Year

14,607 vehicles · MOT data 2019–2024 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Volkswagen Transporter T28 Highline TDI 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
92.4% pass rate · 2,070 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2019
86.7% pass rate · 1,099 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ 19,418 mi 2,567
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 25,972 mi 2,155
2022
92.4%
25,956 mi 2,070
2021
90.2%
31,335 mi 3,613
2020
88.2%
37,246 mi 3,103
2019
86.7%
42,648 mi 1,099

* 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 Transporter T28 Highline TDI is most reliable?

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

Tests range from an average of 25,956 miles (newest year) to 42,648 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 Transporter T28 Highline TDI.

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