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Volkswagen Transporter T30 Startline TDI — Reliability by Year

5,763 vehicles · MOT data 2019–2024 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Volkswagen Transporter T30 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 →

Best pass rate year
2022
89.0% pass rate · 825 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2019
79.0% pass rate · 470 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ 6,361 mi 990
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 66,884 mi 1,204
2022
89.0%
44,880 mi 825
2021
83.3%
51,306 mi 1,327
2020
85.2%
53,474 mi 947
2019
79.0%
54,096 mi 470

* 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 T30 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 44,880 miles (newest year) to 54,096 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 T30 Startline TDI.

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