Volkswagen Touran MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Volkswagen Touran took 78,448 MOT tests in Britain and passed 67% of them first time, below 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: 78,448
First-time pass rate: 67%
All cars: 71%

What the Touran fails on

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

Suspension14.0% (all cars 9.0%)
Lights and electrics10.0% (all cars 11.3%)
Tyres9.2% (all cars 6.4%)
Brakes7.5% (all cars 6.8%)
Body and structure4.8% (all cars 3.5%)
Visibility4.7% (all cars 4.8%)
Exhaust and emissions4.3% (all cars 3.1%)
Seat belts and airbags2.2% (all cars 1.0%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Coil spring: fractured or broken 4.1%
Tyres, condition: has ply or cords exposed 3.6%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 3.2%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 3.2%
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 2.9%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn 2.8%
Stop lamp: not working 2.5%
Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 2.2%

Most common advisories

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 26.2%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 14.0%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 10.9%
Brake pads: wearing thin 9.2%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil 6.8%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 6.5%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 6.0%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 4.4%

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
2003	373	53%
2004	2,557	53%
2005	3,902	53%
2006	5,054	52%
2007	6,601	56%
2008	5,768	57%
2009	5,824	57%
2010	5,366	59%
2011	6,233	66%
2012	5,868	69%
2013	5,274	72%
2014	4,902	74%
2015	3,817	76%
2016	3,608	81%
2017	4,294	82%
2018	3,739	83%
2019	2,864	87%
2020	2,256	88%

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	25,136 miles
4 years	33,408 miles
5 years	45,887 miles
6 years	55,864 miles
7 years	67,955 miles
8 years	81,418 miles
9 years	88,373 miles
10 years	97,013 miles
11 years	106,667 miles
12 years	112,587 miles
13 years	121,540 miles
14 years	127,427 miles
15 years	132,947 miles
16 years	137,624 miles
17 years	139,826 miles
18 years	146,630 miles
19 years	147,482 miles
20 years	150,740 miles

Check a particular Touran

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.