Does the Volkswagen e-Golf fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Volkswagen e-Golf records 0.51 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 1.68 expected for a ev of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.17, 95% interval −1.36 to −0.98). It ranks 409 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a Volkswagen e-Golf by registration

No single brakes defect wording reaches 30 items on the Volkswagen e-Golf; the failures are spread across several.