10,147 tests in 2025
Volkswagen Eos reliability and MOT pass rate
68% passed first time. The 32% fail rate is 9.4 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 16 years old with 93,844 miles.
Pass rate
68%
22.6% of all cars failed; 32% of these did.
Fixed on the day
4.8%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
93,844 mi
16 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 0 | — |
| 6-9 years | 5 | — |
| 10-13 years | 1,240 | 20.8% |
| 14+ years | 8,902 | 33.5% |
What the Eos fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Suspension69 dangerous52.9%
- Brakes335 dangerous29.6%
- Tyres1,131 dangerous29.2%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment8 dangerous19.8%
- Body, chassis, structure11 dangerous18.1%
- Visibility2 dangerous12.1%
- Noise, emissions and leaks6 dangerous11.4%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems4.8%
Is the Eos getting worse?
The fail rate rose 3.1 points to 32% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (2.4 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15,004 | 14 | 28.9% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 13,770 | 15 | 30.5% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 10,827 | 16 | 31.3% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 10,147 | 16 | 32% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Eos at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Eos in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Coil spring: fractured or broken667 tests
- 2Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt387 tests
- 3Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt346 tests
- 4Condition: has ply or cords exposed316 tests
- 5Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm293 tests
- 6Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements282 tests
- 7Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction263 tests
- 8Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt252 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Eos collects 3.05 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm2,119 tests
- 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1,605 tests
- 3Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn1,484 tests
- 4Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened1,070 tests
- 5Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure948 tests
- 6Suspension arm: corroded and seriously weakened815 tests
- 7Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak747 tests
- 8Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened664 tests
Questions
What is the Volkswagen Eos MOT pass rate?
68% of the 10,147 Volkswagen Eos first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 32% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 4.8% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Volkswagen Eos usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Coil spring: fractured or broken", recorded on 667 failed tests, followed by "Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" and "Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt". By section, suspension appears in 52.9% of failures, brakes appears in 29.6% of failures, tyres appears in 29.2% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was n/a%; at 14+ years it was 33.5%. The median Volkswagen Eos tested in 2025 was 16 years old with 93,844 miles.
Is the Volkswagen Eos getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 3.1 points to 32% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (2.4 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Eos trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 6 safety recalls naming the Volkswagen Eos: Volkswagen Eos recalls.
Other Volkswagen models
Checking a particular Eos?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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