Volkswagen Touran: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Volkswagen Touran fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 4 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 73,873 individual Volkswagen Touran tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 72.7% first-time pass rate means roughly 27 in every 100 Volkswagen Tourans presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Volkswagen Touran tested had covered 106,730 miles and was built around 2012.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Volkswagen Touran sits 4 points below the national average, ranked 1,690 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Volkswagen Touran rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see the median recorded closing bid for a damaged Volkswagen Touran: £375 at UK salvage auction, from 12 ended listings, not independently confirmed sales.

Most common MOT failures on a Volkswagen Touran

1. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 6.7% of tests (3.62x the national rate for this defect)
2. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 4.4% of tests (2.64x the national rate for this defect)
3. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 3.5% of tests (2.29x the national rate for this defect)
4. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 1.6% of tests (1.68x the national rate for this defect)
5. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 3.5% of tests (1.53x the national rate for this defect)
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 7.4% of tests (1.46x the national rate for this defect)
7. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 4.1% of tests (1.3x the national rate for this defect)
8. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 1.6% of tests (1.27x the national rate for this defect)
9. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.6% of tests (1.18x the national rate for this defect)
10. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.9% of tests

From 73,797 DVSA-tracked Volkswagen Touran tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.14% of these flagged Volkswagen Touran defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Volkswagen Touran

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 Touran before it actually fails on it.

1. Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended, 2.2% of tests (19.81x the national rate for this advisory)
2. A flexible brake hose excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched, 1.4% of tests (2.51x the national rate for this advisory)
3. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 9.4% of tests (2.4x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 31.8% of tests (2.38x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
5. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 12.3% of tests (2.38x the national rate for this advisory)
6. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 5.2% of tests (1.98x the national rate for this advisory)
7. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 41.5% of tests (1.56x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
8. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 6% of tests (1.26x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
9. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 15.1% of tests (1.24x the national rate for this advisory)
10. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 6.8% of tests (1.23x the national rate for this advisory)

From 73,797 DVSA-tracked Volkswagen Touran tests, 2024.

Volkswagen Touran pass rate by model year

From its 2004 to its 2021 model year, the Volkswagen Touran's first-time pass rate has risen 29.2 points, from 60.8% to 90%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Volkswagen Touran year:

• 2003 Volkswagen Touran - 64.3% first-time pass, 244 tests
• 2004 Volkswagen Touran - 60.8% first-time pass, 1,863 tests
• 2005 Volkswagen Touran - 61.4% first-time pass, 2,896 tests
• 2006 Volkswagen Touran - 60.9% first-time pass, 3,991 tests
• 2007 Volkswagen Touran - 65.1% first-time pass, 5,635 tests
• 2008 Volkswagen Touran - 63.6% first-time pass, 5,042 tests
• 2009 Volkswagen Touran - 64.8% first-time pass, 5,338 tests
• 2010 Volkswagen Touran - 64.9% first-time pass, 4,976 tests
• 2011 Volkswagen Touran - 72% first-time pass, 5,964 tests
• 2012 Volkswagen Touran - 73.9% first-time pass, 5,702 tests
• 2013 Volkswagen Touran - 75.4% first-time pass, 5,405 tests
• 2014 Volkswagen Touran - 77.4% first-time pass, 4,923 tests
• 2015 Volkswagen Touran - 78.4% first-time pass, 3,821 tests
• 2016 Volkswagen Touran - 85.8% first-time pass, 3,633 tests
• 2017 Volkswagen Touran - 85.9% first-time pass, 4,297 tests
• 2018 Volkswagen Touran - 84.8% first-time pass, 3,751 tests
• 2019 Volkswagen Touran - 88.5% first-time pass, 2,803 tests
• 2020 Volkswagen Touran - 90% first-time pass, 2,140 tests
• 2021 Volkswagen Touran - 90% first-time pass, 906 tests

Volkswagen Touran by fuel type

The Volkswagen Touran's two most-tested fuel types split by 10 points: diesel passes first time 71.4% of the time (60,150 tests) against 81.4% for petrol (13,224 tests).

• Diesel Volkswagen Touran - 71.4% first-time pass, 60,150 tests
• Petrol Volkswagen Touran - 81.4% first-time pass, 13,224 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 T-Roc - 92.3%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Fiat Camper - 72.8%
• Nissan Qashqai - 72.7%
• Mercedes-Benz Vito - 72.7%
• Peugeot 205 - 72.7%
• Kia Sorento - 72.6%
• DS Ds4 - 72.6%

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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All 2,005 models ranked by MOT pass rate