2018 Volkswagen Sharan: MOT pass rate and reliability

87.6% of 2018 Volkswagen Sharans pass the MOT first time, measured across 3,326 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 81,039 miles.

How the 2018 compares

  • Against all Volkswagen Sharans (80.2%, 36,410 tests): +7.4 points
  • Against all 2018 cars (85.9%): +1.7 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Volkswagen Sharan model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2018 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Volkswagen Sharan:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2003 54.5% 253 144,632
2004 58% 424 146,465
2005 57.1% 652 144,055
2006 54.2% 627 141,342
2007 56.1% 695 138,757
2008 57.9% 558 140,944
2009 58.4% 485 139,748
2010 67% 658 142,696
2011 73.7% 2,149 120,799
2012 74.6% 2,032 113,841
2013 75% 2,230 117,829
2014 79% 2,824 118,733
2015 79.4% 3,160 117,987
2016 84.1% 3,342 115,347
2017 86.1% 3,549 101,271
2018 87.6% 3,326 81,039
2019 90.8% 6,416 91,572
2020 86.4% 1,372 41,938
2021 87.5% 1,229 27,048

What this means if you are buying a 2018 Sharan

The 2018 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 7.4 points more often than the Volkswagen Sharan average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 an 8-year-old car fails on

A 2018 car is 8 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 2018 Volkswagen Sharan the average at test was 81,039 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 2019 at 90.8%, and the weakest in our data is 2006 at 54.2%. That 36.6 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2018 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

All Volkswagen Sharan MOT data · Every model