Does the Volkswagen Crafter fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Volkswagen Crafter records 22.25 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 30.21 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−7.96, 95% interval −8.62 to −7.31). It ranks 582 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

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

What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Volkswagen Crafter is “A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”, recorded 956 times in 2019–2024.

Volkswagen Crafter: most frequent lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources	956	3.51
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	580	2.13
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	537	1.97
A lens defective which has no effect on emitted light	423	1.55
Reflector defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface	413	1.51

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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