Does the Volkswagen e-up fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?
The Volkswagen e-up records 4.83 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.77 expected for a ev of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−5.94, 95% interval −7.45 to −4.42). It ranks 721 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on tyres · check a Volkswagen e-up by registration
What exactly fails on tyres?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Volkswagen e-up is “A tyre seriously damaged”, recorded 55 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A tyre seriously damaged | 55 | 3.06 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,800 (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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