Does the Volkswagen Bora fail the MOT on seat belts and airbags more than it should?

The Volkswagen Bora records 2.14 seat belts and airbags failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 3.47 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.33, 95% interval −1.48 to −1.18). It ranks 561 of 627 models on seat belts and airbags (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on seat belts and airbags?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Volkswagen Bora is “An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction”, recorded 589 times in 2019–2024.

Volkswagen Bora: most frequent seat belts and airbags defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction	589	1.01
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired	387	0.67
Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type	55	0.09
Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended	55	0.09
A statutory seat belt missing	50	0.09

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 58,126 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Volkswagen Bora fail the MOT on seat belts and airbags more than it should?

What exactly fails on seat belts and airbags?

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