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Volkswagen up! 2013: MOT failure rate for its age

19.8% of 118,455 MOT tests of the Volkswagen up! first registered in 2013 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 99.3 (95% CI 98.0–100.5; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2013 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Volkswagen up! built in 2013 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time19.8%all ages tested2019–2024118455
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 98.0–100.5)99.3index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–2024118455
Rank among this model's 9 build years7of 91 = fails least for its age2019–2024118455
Tested in 202420028testsmedian 58,182 miles202420028
line · Volkswagen up! built 2013 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2013 17% vs model normal 18.4% at age 6 · 2019–2024
Built 2013 against Volkswagen up! normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 6: 17% vs 18.4%; age 7: 17.7% vs 18%; age 8: 18.6% vs 19.4%; age 9: 20% vs 19.8%; age 10: 21.7% vs 21.2%; age 11: 23.4% vs 22.5%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2013 Volkswagen up! by registration · All Volkswagen up! 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 2013 Volkswagen up! fail at each age?

Cars built in 2013 were tested at ages 6 to 11 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 up! built 2013: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
620,0451716.5–17.618.492.6
719,41317.717.1–18.21898.1
819,56718.618–19.119.495.9
919,6602019.4–20.619.8100.8
1019,74221.721.2–22.321.2102.4
1120,02823.422.9–2422.5104.2

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 118,455 (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 2013 Volkswagen up!?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2013 is brakes: 8.2 items per 100 first tests, against 5.8 across all build years of the Volkswagen up!. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2013 were tested at ages 6 to 11.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Volkswagen up! built 2013 against the Volkswagen up! in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2013, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Brakes8.25.89,758
Visibility6.35.97,503
Tyres5.34.86,240
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment43.54,744
Suspension2.823,319

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 118,455 (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 2013 compare with the years around it?

Among the 9 published build years of the Volkswagen up!, 2013 ranks 7 (1 = fails least for its age). 2012: index 98.7. 2014: index 97.3.

Volkswagen up! build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
201298.797.2–100.1no different82,741
201399.398.0–100.5no different118,455
201497.396.0–98.5better125,350
2015109.7108.1–111.3worse97,405
2016116.9114.9–118.9worse76,786
201797.795.7–99.7better67,903
201894.291.9–96.5better51,689
201971.668.5–74.6better24,973
202081.474.7–88.1better6,596

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 651,898 (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 up! 2013 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-up/2013/

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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