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VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER T32 H-LINE TDI S-A - 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-t32-h-line-tdi-s-a

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Volkswagen

Model: Transporter T32 H-Line Tdi S-A

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 16,191 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

87.4%

Share of this model's 16,191 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

39.9 mpg

CO2 emission

186 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£360/yr

Average vehicle miles

51,530

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

4.3

Shorter age profile in the current analysed pool.

Vehicles represented

9,897

5,790 valid MOT, 4,107 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

16,191

16,191 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Rare

9,897On the road

Insight summary

Volkswagen Transporter T32 H-Line Tdi S-A is a rare model in this snapshot, with 9,897 represented vehicles and 0.02% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 87.4% from 16,191 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 52. The current pool shows an average of 51,530 miles and an average age of 4.3 years. Diesel leads the fuel split, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, shock absorbers and engine warning light. The practical read is that the Volkswagen Transporter T32 H-Line Tdi S-A 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	9,897

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))	372
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	101
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	95
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	95
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	86
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	77
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	74
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	71
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	70
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	67
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	63
Rear Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))	60
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	58
Front Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))	54
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	47
Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	44
Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	44
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	44
Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	43
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	40
Nearside Rear Inner Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	39
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	39
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	37
Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	34
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	32

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 1,786 defects across this top 25 set

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

372

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

101

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rear Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))

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

Front Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))

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

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))

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

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

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

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

Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))

Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

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

Volkswagen Transporter T32 H-Line Tdi S-A reliability and MOT data