Does the Volkswagen Eos fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Volkswagen Eos records 15.63 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 27.51 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−11.88, 95% interval −12.22 to −11.54). It ranks 640 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Volkswagen Eos is “A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”, recorded 2,542 times in 2019–2024.
| 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 | 2,542 | 2.80 |
| A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 1,860 | 2.05 |
| A direction indicator lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning | 1,727 | 1.90 |
| A lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning | 1,529 | 1.68 |
| The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 1,401 | 1.54 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 90,796 (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
If a Volkswagen Eos gets a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?
27.1% of Volkswagen Eos MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 4,692 miles later (632 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 632 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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