Volkswagen Caravelle 2016: MOT failure rate for its age

21.0% of 6,040 MOT tests of the Volkswagen Caravelle first registered in 2016 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 108.2 (95% CI 102.2–114.1; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2016 Volkswagen Caravelle fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Volkswagen Caravelle built in 2016 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	21.0	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	6040
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 102.2–114.1)	108.2	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	6040
Rank among this model's 23 build years	23	of 23	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	6040
Tested in 2024	1016	tests	median 71,357 miles	2024	1016

Built 2016 against Volkswagen Caravelle normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 16% vs 15.2%; age 4: 17.7% vs 16.6%; age 5: 23.3% vs 19.5%; age 6: 19.5% vs 20%; age 7: 24.4% vs 21.2%; age 8: 24.9% vs 23.7%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2016 Volkswagen Caravelle by registration · All Volkswagen Caravelle 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 2016 Volkswagen Caravelle fail at each age?

Cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8 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 Caravelle built 2016: 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)
3	991	16	13.9–18.5	15.2	105.8
4	980	17.7	15.4–20.2	16.6	106.1
5	1,018	23.3	20.8–26	19.5	119.3
6	1,028	19.5	17.2–22	20	97.2
7	1,007	24.4	21.9–27.2	21.2	115.3
8	1,016	24.9	22.3–27.7	23.7	105

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,040 (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 2016 Volkswagen Caravelle?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2016 is suspension: 11.2 items per 100 first tests, against 25.8 across all build years of the Volkswagen Caravelle. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Volkswagen Caravelle built 2016 against the Volkswagen Caravelle in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2016, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	11.2	25.8	675
Tyres	9.6	8	582
Visibility	6.2	12.9	374
Brakes	3.9	20.8	233
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	3.7	29.3	222

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,040 (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 2016 compare with the years around it?

Among the 23 published build years of the Volkswagen Caravelle, 2016 ranks 23 (1 = fails least for its age). 2015: index 107.5. 2017: index 96.4.

Volkswagen Caravelle build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
1998	102.5	92.8–112.1	no different (rough estimate)	891
1999	102.0	94.1–109.8	no different (rough estimate)	1,362
2000	98.6	92.7–104.4	no different (rough estimate)	2,387
2001	99.4	94.5–104.2	no different (rough estimate)	3,502
2002	96.8	92.5–101.1	no different	4,327
2003	102.0	97.2–106.8	no different (rough estimate)	3,700
2004	98.9	93.8–104.0	no different (rough estimate)	3,176
2005	101.7	97.2–106.3	no different	4,151
2006	105.1	100.1–110.1	worse (rough estimate)	3,708
2007	100.8	95.8–105.9	no different (rough estimate)	3,581
2008	105.3	99.8–110.8	no different (rough estimate)	3,405
2009	106.2	99.4–113.0	no different (rough estimate)	2,438
2010	97.3	91.8–102.8	no different (rough estimate)	3,666
2011	94.0	88.6–99.4	better (rough estimate)	3,964
2012	95.0	89.8–100.1	no different	4,860
2013	90.8	85.1–96.5	better	4,189
2014	96.8	90.2–103.3	no different (rough estimate)	3,697
2015	107.5	100.9–114.2	worse	4,282
2016	108.2	102.2–114.1	worse	6,040
2017	96.4	90.0–102.8	no different	5,025
2018	107.7	98.3–117.2	no different (rough estimate)	2,682
2019	93.8	84.3–103.4	no different (rough estimate)	2,462
2020	94.3	80.7–107.9	no different (rough estimate)	1,328

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 78,823 (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 Caravelle 2016 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-caravelle/2016/

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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