Does the Volkswagen Crafter fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

The Volkswagen Crafter records 2.68 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 11.28 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−8.60, 95% interval −8.99 to −8.20). It ranks 603 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Volkswagen Crafter by registration

What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Volkswagen Crafter is “A body panel or body component damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure”, recorded 127 times in 2019–2024.

Volkswagen Crafter: most frequent body, chassis and structure defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A body panel or body component damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure	127	0.47
Exhaust system leaking or insecure	111	0.41
A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly	51	0.19
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc	48	0.18
Fuel system leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap	46	0.17

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 27,268 (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

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Does the Volkswagen Crafter fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

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