Does the Volkswagen e-up fail the MOT on visibility more than it should?

The Volkswagen e-up records 2.44 visibility failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 4.05 expected for a ev of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.61, 95% interval −2.54 to −0.68). It ranks 502 of 746 models on visibility (1 = most failures above expected).

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

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