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VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER T28 HIGHLINE TDI - Model Report

Reliability, mileage, fuel mix, safety, and defect profile from AutoRank.

Reporting Period: Last 5 years Report Date: Generated today Filters: All years, fuels and engines autorank.co.uk/models/volkswagen/transporter-t28-highline-tdi

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Volkswagen

Model: Transporter T28 Highline Tdi

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 31,411 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

85.7%

Share of this model's 31,411 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

39.6 mpg

CO2 emission

188 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£360/yr

Average vehicle miles

45,357

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

Not enough data

Not enough older-vehicle data for an expectancy estimate.

Average vehicle age

4.5

Shorter age profile in the current analysed pool.

Vehicles represented

13,987

10,141 valid MOT, 3,846 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

31,411

31,411 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

13,987On the road

Insight summary

Volkswagen Transporter T28 Highline Tdi is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 13,987 represented vehicles and 0.03% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 85.7% from 31,411 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 49. The current pool shows an average of 45,357 miles and an average age of 4.5 years. Diesel leads the fuel split, followed by gas bi-fuel, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, coil springs and shock absorbers. The practical read is that the Volkswagen Transporter T28 Highline Tdi looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
DIESEL	13,986
GAS BI-FUEL	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	573
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	472
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	294
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	276
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	262
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	228
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	209
Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	202
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	159
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	135
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	124
Nearside Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	117
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	111
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	109
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	102
Offside Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	93
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	90
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	88
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	87
Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	86
Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	85
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	84
Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	74
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	73
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	70

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 4,203 defects across this top 25 set

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

573

Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

472

Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

294

Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

276

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

262

Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

228

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

209

Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

202

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

159

Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

135

Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

124

Nearside Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

117

Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

111

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

109

Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

102

Offside Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Volkswagen Transporter T28 Highline Tdi reliability and MOT data