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Volkswagen Transporter T28 Startline TDI — Reliability by Year

16,770 vehicles · MOT data 2014–2024 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Volkswagen Transporter T28 Startline TDI was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year
2014
90.3% pass rate · 217 vehicles
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Lowest pass rate year
2020
84.8% pass rate · 3,122 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ — 2,145
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 31,448 mi 2,675
2022
89.3%
32,770 mi 2,972
2021
86.8%
44,087 mi 4,202
2020
84.8%
49,085 mi 3,122
2019
85.0%
62,027 mi 1,312
2015
87.5%
90,139 mi 125
2014
90.3%
93,722 mi 217

* 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 Startline 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 32,770 miles (newest year) to 93,722 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 Startline TDI.

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