Volkswagen ID3 Tour MOT failures and reliability

The Volkswagen ID3 Tour is one of the stronger cars at the MOT: 90% of its 1,270 tests in 2025 were passed first time, 17 points better than the 72% for all cars. Half the Volkswagen ID3 Tour cars tested were registered in 2021 or later, and younger cars pass more often. That ranks it 3rd of the 36 Volkswagen models we cover. Every figure here comes from the DVSA's record of each Volkswagen ID3 Tour MOT, so it shows what testers found rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2025: 1,270
First-time pass rate: 90%
All cars: 72%

Volkswagen ID3 Tour MOT strengths and weak spots

The Volkswagen ID3 Tour's weak spot is tyres: 7.4% of its tests failed there, against 6.3% for all cars.

It does best on lights and electrics, where 2.0% of Volkswagen ID3 Tour tests failed against 10.7% for all cars.

Volkswagen ID3 Tour cars first registered in 2022 passed 88% first time; those from 2021 passed 90%.

At 4 years old the average Volkswagen ID3 Tour had covered 41,132 miles, about 10,300 a year.

The single most common failure on the Volkswagen ID3 Tour was tyres, condition: has ply or cords exposed, on 3.4% of tests.

What the Volkswagen ID3 Tour fails on

Share of Volkswagen ID3 Tour tests with at least one failure in each area, beside the figure for all cars.

Tyres7.4% (all cars 6.3%)
Lights and electrics2.0% (all cars 10.7%)
Visibility1.1% (all cars 4.4%)
Suspension0.7% (all cars 9.1%)
Brakes0.5% (all cars 6.3%)
Seat belts and airbags0.3% (all cars 0.9%)
Body and structure0.2% (all cars 3.3%)
Wheels0.1% (all cars 0.4%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Tyres, condition: has ply or cords exposed 3.4%
Tyres, condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords 3.1%
Headlamp aim: too high 1.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 0.6%
Tyres, condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure 0.5%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn 0.5%
Washers: not working 0.4%
Rear fog lamp: not working 0.4%

Most common advisories

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 21.6%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre 2.2%
Tyres, condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords 2.1%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 2.1%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 1.3%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged 1.1%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 1.0%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 0.9%

Pass rate by year of registration

First-time pass rate of the Volkswagen ID3 Tour by the year it was first registered.

First registered	Tests	Pass rate
2021	948	90%
2022	314	88%

Typical mileage by age

Average Volkswagen ID3 Tour odometer reading at the MOT, by age in years at the test.

Age at test	Average mileage
3 years	28,594 miles
4 years	41,132 miles

Check a particular Volkswagen ID3 Tour

The figures above tell you what to look out for on any Volkswagen ID3 Tour. For one Volkswagen ID3 Tour's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration for a free MOT check.

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Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.