2014 Volkswagen Scirocco: MOT pass rate and reliability

75% of 2014 Volkswagen Sciroccos pass the MOT first time, measured across 3,758 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 85,157 miles.

How the 2014 compares

  • Against all Volkswagen Sciroccos (74%, 47,561 tests): +1 points
  • Against all 2014 cars (75.4%): -0.4 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Volkswagen Scirocco model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2014 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Volkswagen Scirocco:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2008 68.7% 945 109,113
2009 68.3% 5,222 117,997
2010 65.9% 6,211 115,377
2011 66.7% 5,967 110,899
2012 72% 4,280 105,293
2013 74.2% 4,400 95,329
2014 75% 3,758 85,157
2015 80% 5,489 75,271
2016 83.3% 5,255 63,936
2017 83.9% 4,651 53,538
2018 85.6% 646 44,423

What this means if you are buying a 2014 Scirocco

The 2014 sits close to the Volkswagen Scirocco average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 12-year-old car fails on

A 2014 car is 12 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2014 Volkswagen Scirocco the average at test was 85,157 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2018 at 85.6%, and the weakest in our data is 2010 at 65.9%. That 19.7 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2014 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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