17,248 on UK roads in 2025-74 vs 2024
On the road
17,248
17,248 licensed
Change vs 2024
-0.4%
-74 cars
New in 2025
152
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Volkswagen TRANSPORTER has a steady presence on UK roads, with 17,248 licensed in 2025 - down 0.4% on 2024. 152 were registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly diesel (99%), with most in the 2.0-3.0L class. Most date from the 2015-2019 era.
Licensed Volkswagen TRANSPORTER cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Volkswagen TRANSPORTER 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 Transporter holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 340,283 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
70.7%
340,283 MOT tests in 2025 · 269,474 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
73.1%
2023
72.1%
2024
71.3%
2025
70.7%
▼ 2.4 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Volkswagen Transporter is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 281,058 cars tracked across years
49.9%
low · <5k
44.9%
avg · 5-15k
5.1%
high · 15k+
Most cover 2,678-8,170 miles a year (median 5,008).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 112,368 → 117,625 → 121,890 → 126,721
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Diesel
261,312 tests
70.8%
Petrol
8,060 tests
69%
A 2025 Volkswagen Transporter passes first time 70.7% of the time - below the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 6,127 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 86% of low-mileage cars pass versus 63.9% past 120k.
Of 78,859 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 TRANSPORTER, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
