Used car guide
1996 Volkswagen Caravelle: 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
55% pass first time (all 1996 cars: 66%)
Nothing stands out above the usual rate
191 MOTsSee the petrol guide ›
Diesel
50% pass first time (all 1996 cars: 66%)
Stands out: rigid brake pipes 1.9×, rust around suspension or steering mountings 2.4×, braking performance 2.4×
656 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 Caravelle compared
| Year | MOT tests | Most flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 190 | Tyres 22% |
| 2021 | 1,020 | Tyres 25% |
| 2020 | 2,018 | Tyres 21% |
| 2019 | 2,447 | Tyres 26% |
| 2018 | 1,987 | Tyres 27% |
| 2017 | 2,897 | Tyres 26% |
| 2016 | 3,025 | Tyres 28% |
| 2015 | 2,131 | Tyres 31% |
| 2014 | 1,848 | Tyres 29% |
| 2013 | 2,080 | Suspension 31% |
| 2012 | 2,409 | Suspension 30% |
| 2011 | 1,959 | Suspension 34% |
| 2010 | 1,788 | Suspension 41% |
| 2009 | 1,190 | Suspension 44% |
| 2008 | 1,663 | Suspension 46% |
| 2007 | 1,723 | Suspension 46% |
| 2006 | 1,753 | Suspension 46% |
| 2005 | 1,970 | Suspension 50% |
| 2004 | 1,497 | Suspension 51% |
| 2003 | 1,697 | Brakes 47% |
| 2002 | 2,094 | Brakes 46% |
| 2001 | 1,914 | Suspension 47% |
| 2000 | 1,606 | Brakes 47% |
| 1999 | 1,216 | Brakes 48% |
| 1998 | 1,202 | Brakes 46% |
| 1997 | 1,182 | Brakes 45% |
| 1995 | 919 | Brakes 46% |
| 1994 | 648 | Brakes 46% |
| 1993 | 236 | Brakes 39% |
| 1992 | 182 | Brakes 43% |
| 1991 | 168 | Brakes 39% |
| 1990 | 210 | Lights and electrics 44% |