Where each one leads
Renault Master
- Fewer Renault Master cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (7.4% against 8.0%).
Volkswagen Transporter
- New Volkswagen Transporter cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 164 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 282 for the Renault Master in 2022.
Too close to call: MOT pass rate against cars of the same age.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Renault Master | Volkswagen Transporter | |
|---|---|---|
| New cars registered in Europe | 11,387 (2010–2022) | 11,430 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 2,845 | 17,247 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 2,664 | 12,156 |
| In traffic in Finland | 219 | 2,191 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Renault Master | Volkswagen Transporter | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 67% | 68% |
| … against cars of the same age | average | −2% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 7.4% | 8.0% |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Renault Master | Volkswagen Transporter | |
|---|---|---|
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 282 g/km | 164 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 107 kW (144 hp) | 127 kW (170 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 2,349 kg | 2,107 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €46,914 | €41,605 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 199,000 km | 419,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).