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Volkswagen Up — Reliability by Year

125,900 vehicles · MOT data 2012–2023 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Volkswagen Up 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
2022
96.4% pass rate · 739 vehicles
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Lowest pass rate year
2012
85.2% pass rate · 14,689 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 15,661 mi 840
2022
96.4%
13,310 mi 739
2021
95.4%
15,996 mi 950
2020
95.1%
16,698 mi 1,881
2019
93.0%
20,270 mi 8,267
2018
90.2%
23,604 mi 12,920
2017
88.9%
27,666 mi 13,277
2016
86.0%
30,211 mi 12,928
2015
86.0%
33,667 mi 16,575
2014
86.7%
37,863 mi 21,758
2013
86.0%
42,270 mi 21,076
2012
85.2%
46,561 mi 14,689

* 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 Up is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 13,310 miles (newest year) to 46,561 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 Up.

See the buying guide →

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