Volkswagen Touran MOT pass rate and common failures

In 2025, 67.8% of Volkswagen Touran MOT tests were a first-time pass, across 67,918 tests in Great Britain. For all cars it was 71.5%.

Compared with cars of the same age

Older cars fail more often, so a model that’s mostly a few years old will look better than one that’s mostly 12. These figures compare like with like.

At 3–5 years

88.1%

All cars: 86.1% (2 points better). 5,071 tests.

At 6–10 years

78.0%

All cars: 76.1% (1.9 points better). 19,161 tests.

At 11 years and over

60.9%

All cars: 61.3% (0.4 points worse). 43,686 tests.

Pass rate by age

40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 3 6 9 12 15 18 Age at test (years) Age 3: 91% passed first time (645 tests) Age 4: 88.3% passed first time (2,068 tests) Age 5: 87.1% passed first time (2,358 tests) Age 6: 82.6% passed first time (3,362 tests) Age 7: 80.7% passed first time (3,984 tests) Age 8: 79.3% passed first time (3,824 tests) Age 9: 76.7% passed first time (3,331 tests) Age 10: 72.3% passed first time (4,660 tests) Age 11: 69.4% passed first time (5,177 tests) Age 12: 67.8% passed first time (5,288 tests) Age 13: 67.1% passed first time (5,657 tests) Age 14: 62.6% passed first time (5,037 tests) Age 15: 56.5% passed first time (4,955 tests) Age 16: 56.4% passed first time (4,238 tests) Age 17: 55.5% passed first time (4,647 tests) Age 18: 55.2% passed first time (3,762 tests) Age 19: 53.4% passed first time (2,455 tests) Age 20+: 53.7% passed first time (2,470 tests) 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 3 8 13 18 Age at test (years) Age 3: 91% passed first time (645 tests) Age 4: 88.3% passed first time (2,068 tests) Age 5: 87.1% passed first time (2,358 tests) Age 6: 82.6% passed first time (3,362 tests) Age 7: 80.7% passed first time (3,984 tests) Age 8: 79.3% passed first time (3,824 tests) Age 9: 76.7% passed first time (3,331 tests) Age 10: 72.3% passed first time (4,660 tests) Age 11: 69.4% passed first time (5,177 tests) Age 12: 67.8% passed first time (5,288 tests) Age 13: 67.1% passed first time (5,657 tests) Age 14: 62.6% passed first time (5,037 tests) Age 15: 56.5% passed first time (4,955 tests) Age 16: 56.4% passed first time (4,238 tests) Age 17: 55.5% passed first time (4,647 tests) Age 18: 55.2% passed first time (3,762 tests) Age 19: 53.4% passed first time (2,455 tests) Age 20+: 53.7% passed first time (2,470 tests)
This model All cars
Figures by age, with typical mileage
Age (years)TestsFirst-time passAll carsTypical mileage
364591.0%87.8%33,750 miles
42,06888.3%86.4%36,250 miles
52,35887.1%84.5%43,750 miles
63,36282.6%81.9%56,250 miles
73,98480.7%79.3%63,750 miles
83,82479.3%76.3%73,750 miles
93,33176.7%73.1%86,250 miles
104,66072.3%70.0%93,750 miles
115,17769.4%66.9%98,750 miles
125,28867.8%64.4%106,250 miles
135,65767.1%62.1%116,250 miles
145,03762.6%60.2%123,750 miles
154,95556.5%58.6%133,750 miles
164,23856.4%57.5%136,250 miles
174,64755.5%57.2%141,250 miles
183,76255.2%57.0%146,250 miles
192,45553.4%57.2%146,250 miles
20+2,47053.7%61.4%151,250 miles

Typical mileage is the median reading at the test, to the nearest 2,500 miles.

What fails most often

The share of Volkswagen Touran MOT tests that failed on at least one item in each area, against all cars. A test can fail on several areas at once.

AreaTouranAll cars
Suspension22.9%13.7%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment13.7%16.6%
Tyres12.0%8.4%
Brakes10.7%10.2%
Body, chassis, structure5.6%4.2%
Visibility4.7%5.2%
Noise, emissions and leaks4.5%4.0%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems2.0%1.1%

Most common reasons for failing

  1. Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn failed 4.3% of tests · what this means
  2. Condition: has ply or cords exposed failed 4.2% of tests
  3. Coil spring: fractured or broken failed 4.0% of tests · what this means
  4. Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt failed 3.9% of tests · what this means
  5. Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm failed 3.8% of tests
  6. Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt failed 3.3% of tests
  7. Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt failed 2.6% of tests · what this means
  8. Stop lamp: not working failed 2.5% of tests · what this means
  9. Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick failed 2.3% of tests · what this means
  10. Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction failed 2.1% of tests · what this means

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Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data for 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Our own analysis; not produced or endorsed by DVSA.