Volkswagen Touareg V6 Black Edition Tdi A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Volkswagen Touareg V6 Black Edition Tdi A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 13.2 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,452 individual Volkswagen Touareg V6 Black Edition Tdi A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 89.9% first-time pass rate means roughly 10 in every 100 Volkswagen Touareg V6 Black Edition Tdi As presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Volkswagen Touareg V6 Black Edition Tdi A tested had covered 36,042 miles and was built around 2021.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Volkswagen Touareg V6 Black Edition Tdi A sits 13.2 points above the national average, ranked 719 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Volkswagen Touareg V6 Black Edition Tdi A

1. Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 1% of tests (5.13x the national rate for this defect)
2. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.7% of tests (3.54x the national rate for this defect)
3. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.7% of tests (1.67x the national rate for this defect)
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 3.4% of tests (1.21x the national rate for this defect)
5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.9% of tests
6. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 1.2% of tests
7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.1% of tests
8. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1% of tests
9. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.9% of tests
10. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.3% of tests (1.2x the national rate for this defect)

From 2,447 DVSA-tracked Volkswagen Touareg V6 Black Edition Tdi A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.88% of these flagged Volkswagen Touareg V6 Black Edition Tdi A defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Volkswagen Touareg V6 Black Edition Tdi A

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Volkswagen Touareg V6 Black Edition Tdi A before it actually fails on it.

1. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 13.5% of tests (1.45x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 24.8% of tests, also fails
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 6.8% of tests, also fails
4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 4.5% of tests
5. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.3% of tests
6. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.9% of tests
7. Any part of the noise suppression system insecure, 0.5% of tests (4.26x the national rate for this advisory)
8. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.5% of tests
9. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.2% of tests
10. A seat belt webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened, 0.2% of tests

From 2,447 DVSA-tracked Volkswagen Touareg V6 Black Edition Tdi A tests, 2024.

Volkswagen Touareg V6 Black Edition Tdi A pass rate by model year

From its 2020 to its 2021 model year, the Volkswagen Touareg V6 Black Edition Tdi A's first-time pass rate has risen 1.3 points, from 89.7% to 91%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Volkswagen Touareg V6 Black Edition Tdi A year:

• 2020 Volkswagen Touareg V6 Black Edition Tdi A - 89.7% first-time pass, 870 tests
• 2021 Volkswagen Touareg V6 Black Edition Tdi A - 91% first-time pass, 1,525 tests

Other Volkswagen models

• Volkswagen Golf - 77.1%
• Volkswagen Polo - 71.4%
• Volkswagen Transporter - 70.8%
• Volkswagen Tiguan - 82.4%
• Volkswagen Passat - 74.7%
• Volkswagen Caddy - 73.5%
• Volkswagen Up - 84.4%
• Volkswagen Touran - 72.7%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Kia Niro 4 Ev - 89.9%
• Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi - 89.9%
• Vauxhall Astra Griffin Edition Turbo - 89.9%
• Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tdi - 89.9%
• Fiat 500 Star Mhev - 89.9%
• Land Rover Defender First Edition D Auto - 89.9%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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