Used car guide
2018 Volkswagen California: petrol or diesel?
Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.
Petrol
91% pass first time (all 2018 cars: 83%)
Nothing stands out above the usual rate
153 MOTsSee the petrol guide ›
Diesel
85% pass first time (all 2018 cars: 83%)
Stands out: suspension arm bushes and joints 2×, coil springs 2.2×
3,260 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›
Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.
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Other years
Every year of the Volkswagen California compared
| Year | MOT tests | Most flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2025 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2024 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2023 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2022 | 1,585 | Tyres 17% |
| 2021 | 1,726 | Tyres 17% |
| 2020 | 2,004 | Tyres 16% |
| 2019 | 3,818 | Tyres 22% |
| 2017 | 3,836 | Tyres 22% |
| 2016 | 2,523 | Tyres 21% |
| 2015 | 2,697 | Tyres 23% |
| 2014 | 2,208 | Suspension 22% |
| 2013 | 1,769 | Tyres 24% |
| 2012 | 1,761 | Suspension 24% |
| 2011 | 1,160 | Tyres 25% |
| 2010 | 999 | Suspension 27% |
| 2009 | 149 | Suspension 26% |
| 2008 | 223 | Lights and electrics 27% |
| 2007 | 152 | Suspension 28% |