Does the Volkswagen Multivan fail the MOT on suspension more than it should?

The Volkswagen Multivan records 17.13 suspension failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 16.19 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (+0.94, 95% interval −0.51 to +2.39). It ranks 226 of 701 models on suspension (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on suspension?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Volkswagen Multivan is “The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired”, recorded 154 times in 2019–2024.

Volkswagen Multivan: most frequent suspension defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired	154	4.90
A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn	122	3.88
A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated	81	2.58
A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc	66	2.10
A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened	44	1.40

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,141 (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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