Volkswagen Caddy 2003: MOT failure rate for its age

46.6% of 2,692 MOT tests of the Volkswagen Caddy first registered in 2003 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 104.1 (95% CI 98.4–109.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2003 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Volkswagen Caddy built in 2003 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	46.6	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	2692
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 98.4–109.9)	104.1	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	2692
Rank among this model's 21 build years	13	of 21	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	2692
Tested in 2024	292	tests	median 134,647 miles	2024	292

Built 2003 against Volkswagen Caddy normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 16: 48.3% vs 47.1%; age 17: 48% vs 44.2%; age 18: 47.7% vs 44.4%; age 19: 43.8% vs 42.9%; age 20: 42% vs 43.2%; age 21: 46.9% vs n/a%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2003 Volkswagen Caddy by registration · All Volkswagen Caddy MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2003 Volkswagen Caddy fail at each age?

Cars built in 2003 were tested at ages 16 to 21 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Volkswagen Caddy built 2003: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
16	784	48.3	44.9–51.8	47.1	102.6
17	585	48	44–52.1	44.2	108.6
18	532	47.7	43.5–52	44.4	107.6
19	436 (rough estimate)	43.8	39.2–48.5	42.9	102.1
20	355 (rough estimate)	42	37–47.2	43.2	97.2
21	292 (rough estimate)	46.9	41.3–52.6	not available	not available

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,984 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2003 Volkswagen Caddy?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2003 is brakes: 51.3 items per 100 first tests, against 11.7 across all build years of the Volkswagen Caddy. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2003 were tested at ages 16 to 21.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Volkswagen Caddy built 2003 against the Volkswagen Caddy in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2003, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Brakes	51.3	11.7	1,531
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	43.2	18	1,289
Suspension	34	21	1,014
Body, chassis, structure	30.2	7.4	902
Visibility	21.2	14.3	634

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,984 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2003 compare with the years around it?

Among the 21 published build years of the Volkswagen Caddy, 2003 ranks 13 (1 = fails least for its age). 2002: index 104.9. 2004: index 106.6.

Volkswagen Caddy build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2000	104.4	94.8–114.1	no different (rough estimate)	914
2001	111.7	102.5–121.0	worse (rough estimate)	1,086
2002	104.9	98.5–111.2	no different (rough estimate)	2,219
2003	104.1	98.4–109.9	no different (rough estimate)	2,692
2004	106.6	103.4–109.7	worse	9,559
2005	104.1	101.6–106.7	worse	14,602
2006	103.7	101.6–105.8	worse	21,202
2007	101.1	99.4–102.9	no different	31,473
2008	98.7	97.1–100.3	no different	36,033
2009	102.1	100.5–103.6	worse	43,071
2010	105.5	104.1–106.9	worse	57,437
2011	97.5	96.3–98.7	better	75,277
2012	96.9	95.5–98.3	better	61,058
2013	96.6	95.3–97.9	better	76,403
2014	97.3	96.0–98.7	better	72,951
2015	99.9	98.5–101.3	no different	73,831
2016	111.2	109.7–112.7	worse	79,372
2017	104.5	102.8–106.2	worse	61,523
2018	89.3	87.4–91.2	better	43,634
2019	97.0	94.6–99.4	better	31,963
2020	95.3	91.6–99.0	better	13,282

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 809,582 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Volkswagen Caddy 2003 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/volkswagen-caddy/2003/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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