2,610 tests in 2025
Volkswagen Id5 reliability and MOT pass rate
90.7% passed first time. The 9.3% fail rate is 13.3 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 3 years old with 28,381 miles.
Pass rate
90.7%
22.6% of all cars failed; 9.3% of these did.
Fixed on the day
2.3%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
28,381 mi
3 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 2,402 | 9.9% |
| 6-9 years | 0 | — |
| 10-13 years | 0 | — |
| 14+ years | 0 | — |
What the Id5 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.
- Tyres155 dangerous79.8%
- Visibility1 dangerous10.3%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment7.4%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems5%
- Suspension3.7%
- Brakes3.3%
- Identification of the vehicle3.3%
- Road Wheels1.7%
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Id5 in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords74 tests
- 2Condition: has ply or cords exposed72 tests
- 3Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm33 tests
- 4SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault12 tests
- 5Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure11 tests
- 6Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively11 tests
- 7Size/type: of different sizes are fitted on the same axle.10 tests
- 8Headlamp aim: too high8 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Id5 collects 1.9 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 1.6mm512 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm111 tests
- 3Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt89 tests
- 4Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords64 tests
- 5Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre55 tests
- 6Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure52 tests
- 7Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure21 tests
- 8Non-component advisories: Items removed from drivers view prior to test20 tests
Questions
What is the Volkswagen Id5 MOT pass rate?
90.7% of the 2,610 Volkswagen Id5 first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 9.3% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 2.3% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Volkswagen Id5 usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords", recorded on 74 failed tests, followed by "Condition: has ply or cords exposed" and "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm". By section, tyres appears in 79.8% of failures, visibility appears in 10.3% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 7.4% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 9.9%; at 3-5 years it was 9.9%. The median Volkswagen Id5 tested in 2025 was 3 years old with 28,381 miles.
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 Id5 trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other Volkswagen models
Checking a particular Id5?
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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