4,152 on UK roads in 2025-991 vs 2024
On the road
4,152
4,152 licensed
Change vs 2024
-19.3%
-991 cars
New in 2025
1
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Volkswagen BORA is an uncommon sight on UK roads, with 4,152 licensed in 2025 - down 19.3% on 2024. 1 was registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly diesel (74%), with most in the 1.6-2.0L class. Most date from the 2000-2004 era.
Licensed Volkswagen BORA cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Volkswagen BORA on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Volkswagen Bora holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 5,452 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
68.7%
5,452 MOT tests in 2025 · 4,353 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
65.9%
2023
66%
2024
66.3%
2025
68.7%
▲ 2.8 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Volkswagen Bora is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 6,604 cars tracked across years
52.4%
low · <5k
42.9%
avg · 5-15k
4.7%
high · 15k+
Most cover 2,474-7,990 miles a year (median 4,750).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 136,423 → 137,876 → 139,575 → 140,363
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Not enough data.
A 2025 Volkswagen Bora passes first time 68.7% of the time - below the 77.6% UK average. The typical one is driven about 5,904 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 77.4% of low-mileage cars pass versus 67.8% past 120k.
Of 1,361 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Volkswagen BORA, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
