Volkswagen Touareg MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Volkswagen Touareg took 37,548 MOT tests in Britain and passed 76% of them first time, above the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2023: 37,548
First-time pass rate: 76%
All cars: 71%

What the Touareg fails on

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.

Lights and electrics9.7% (all cars 11.3%)
Suspension7.6% (all cars 9.0%)
Tyres5.5% (all cars 6.4%)
Brakes4.8% (all cars 6.8%)
Visibility2.6% (all cars 4.8%)
Exhaust and emissions2.4% (all cars 3.1%)
Seat belts and airbags1.7% (all cars 1.0%)
Body and structure1.2% (all cars 3.5%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Coil spring: fractured or broken 5.8%
Rear fog lamp: not working 3.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 2.2%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction 1.8%
Tyres, condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords 1.3%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 1.3%
Stop lamp: not working 1.3%
Position lamp: not working 1.3%

Most common advisories

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 18.6%
Brake pads: wearing thin 9.6%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 6.7%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 6.0%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 3.1%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 2.5%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively 2.5%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 2.4%

Pass rate by year of registration

Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.

First registered	Tests	Pass rate
2004	790	65%
2005	1,411	63%
2006	1,993	64%
2007	2,249	64%
2008	1,605	64%
2009	1,195	64%
2010	788	64%
2011	1,785	72%
2012	1,956	78%
2013	2,384	77%
2014	3,140	80%
2015	4,177	77%
2016	3,890	78%
2017	3,278	78%
2018	1,562	87%
2019	3,007	90%
2020	2,024	91%

Typical mileage by age

Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.

Age at test	Average mileage
3 years	31,161 miles
4 years	38,715 miles
5 years	46,865 miles
6 years	56,587 miles
7 years	66,892 miles
8 years	75,587 miles
9 years	86,269 miles
10 years	96,515 miles
11 years	105,212 miles
12 years	116,088 miles
13 years	123,497 miles
14 years	122,054 miles
15 years	133,659 miles
16 years	136,600 miles
17 years	142,421 miles
18 years	142,243 miles
19 years	135,964 miles
20 years	130,620 miles

Check a particular Touareg

Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.

Other Volkswagen models

Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, 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.