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Volkswagen Transporter T32 Startline TDI — Reliability by Year

4,009 vehicles · MOT data 2019–2024 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Volkswagen Transporter T32 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
87.6% pass rate · 634 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2019
82.4% pass rate · 240 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ 532
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 35,565 mi 1,328
2022
87.6%
47,723 mi 634
2021
83.7%
59,240 mi 875
2020
84.3%
55,939 mi 400
2019
82.4%
78,557 mi 240

* 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 T32 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 47,723 miles (newest year) to 78,557 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 T32 Startline TDI.

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