Petrol Volkswagen T-Roc: MOT pass rate

92.8% of petrol Volkswagen T-Rocs pass the MOT first time, measured across 41,532 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 36,319.

Petrol against the other Volkswagen T-Roc versions

Fuel Pass rate Tests
Petrol 92.8% 41,532
Diesel 91.8% 12,216
All Volkswagen T-Roc92.5%53,748

Why the fuel type changes the number

Petrol cars avoid the DPF and emissions failures that catch diesels, and usually fail on the same consumables as any other car.

On the Volkswagen T-Roc specifically, petrol is the strongest at 92.8%, and this petrol version sits 0.3 points above the 92.5% model average.

What it means if you are buying one

There is little to choose between fuel types on this model, so decide on running costs and mileage rather than MOT record. Check the exact car, decode the VIN and check the mileage before you bid.

Mileage is part of the answer

The average petrol Volkswagen T-Roc had covered 36,319 miles at test, against 44,184 for the diesel. That is below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck.

Fuel type and mileage are tangled together: diesels are usually bought by higher-mileage drivers, so some of any gap between fuels is the miles rather than the engine. The per-year figures on the Volkswagen T-Roc page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.

Other Volkswagen T-Roc fuel types

All Volkswagen T-Roc MOT data · Every model