Porsche 911 vs Volkswagen Beetle

Both are coupés & GTs. First-time MOT failure at age 7, and what each one is known to fail on.

The Porsche 911 is the more reliable of the two. It fails its first MOT at age 7 5.7% of the time, against 25.8% for the Volkswagen Beetle.

Porsche 911

5.7%

fail at age 7

Rank 3 of 239 · 24k miles at 7 · 22,079 tests

Volkswagen Beetle

25.8%

fail at age 7

Rank 198 of 239 · 45k miles at 7 · 21,836 tests

What each one fails on

Measured

The faults each records most at ages 6 to 9. Same figures as each full report.

Brake pipe damaged or excessively corrodedAdvisory0.7%

Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road usersAdvisory0.6%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory0.5%

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakenedAdvisory0.4%

Coolant leakAdvisory0.4%

A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakageAdvisory0.3%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory11.9%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornFail8.6%

An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source mFail6.5%

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakenedFail5.2%

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakenedAdvisory5.2%

A suspension component excessively damaged or corrodedAdvisory3.5%