Volkswagen Fox 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

32.6% of 454 MOT tests of the Volkswagen Fox first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 82.5 (95% CI 69.2–95.7; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2012 Volkswagen Fox fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Volkswagen Fox built in 2012 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	32.6	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	454
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 69.2–95.7)	82.5	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	454
Rank among this model's 7 build years	1	of 7	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	454
Tested in 2024	88	tests	median 59,455 miles	2024	88

Built 2012 against Volkswagen Fox normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 22.5% vs n/a%; age 8: 27.5% vs 33.1%; age 9: 28% vs 39.6%; age 10: 39.4% vs 39.7%; age 11: 27.3% vs 41.8%; age 12: 40.9% vs 43.7%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2012 Volkswagen Fox by registration · All Volkswagen Fox MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2012 Volkswagen Fox fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Volkswagen Fox built 2012: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
7	102 (rough estimate)	22.5	15.5–31.6	not available	not available
8	91 (rough estimate)	27.5	19.4–37.4	33.1	83
9	93 (rough estimate)	28	19.9–37.8	39.6	70.7
10	94 (rough estimate)	39.4	30.1–49.5	39.7	99.2
11	88 (rough estimate)	27.3	19.1–37.4	41.8	65.2
12	88 (rough estimate)	40.9	31.2–51.4	43.7	93.6

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 556 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2012 Volkswagen Fox?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is suspension: 17.1 items per 100 first tests, against 35.7 across all build years of the Volkswagen Fox. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Volkswagen Fox built 2012 against the Volkswagen Fox in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2012, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	17.1	35.7	95
Visibility	13.8	16	77
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	11.5	32.4	64
Brakes	6.8	12.5	38
Tyres	6.8	8.6	38

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 556 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 7 published build years of the Volkswagen Fox, 2012 ranks 1 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 93.3.

Volkswagen Fox build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2006	95.7	93.8–97.6	better	21,157
2007	101.4	99.9–102.9	no different	35,595
2008	103.4	101.7–105.0	worse	30,723
2009	100.4	98.7–102.0	no different	31,742
2010	99.7	98.4–101.0	no different	49,450
2011	93.3	90.9–95.7	better	15,028
2012	82.5	69.2–95.7	better (rough estimate)	454

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 184,149 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Volkswagen Fox 2012 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/volkswagen-fox/2012/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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