Volkswagen Touran MOT pass rate: 73.2% (67,815 tests, 2025)

Name: Volkswagen Touran MOT statistics 2025
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Last updated 24 August 2026 · OBDCode UK editorial

The Volkswagen Touran passed 73.2% of its 67,815 MOT tests in 2025 — 4.3 points below the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 13 years old with 106,499 miles on the clock.

73.2%Pass rate (2025)

67,815MOT tests analysed

106,499 miMedian mileage at test

13 yrsMedian age at test

How the Touran compares

Volkswagen Touran

73.2%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Volkswagen average (all models)

77.6%

What fails most on the Volkswagen Touran

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Touran:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Suspension	15,923	33.4%
2	Tyres	7,996	16.8%
3	Brakes	7,316	15.3%
4	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	6,358	13.3%
5	Body, chassis, structure	3,768	7.9%
6	Noise, emissions and leaks	2,709	5.7%

Pre-MOT checklist for Touran owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Look underneath for corrosion around sills and subframes, especially on older cars

Engine management light on?

An illuminated engine management light is a Major MOT defect. Read the code, repair the cause, then confirm the light stays off — clearing a code alone is not a repair.

Understand the engine management light and MOT rules →

Touran pass rate by registration year

Lower age-adjusted outliers to inspect carefully: 2004, 2005, 2006. Strongest age-adjusted years: 2016. Full ranking and method: Volkswagen Touran years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage	Pass-rate bar
2004	5,708	61.4%	-2.9 pts	148,334	61.4% visual scale
2005	8,829	60.9%	-3.5 pts	147,160	60.9% visual scale
2006	11,999	60.4%	-4.0 pts	140,502	60.4% visual scale
2007	16,688	64.2%	-0.9 pts	139,249	64.2% visual scale
2008	15,022	63.6%	-1.5 pts	135,404	63.6% visual scale
2009	15,750	64.1%	-2.3 pts	129,485	64.1% visual scale
2010	14,815	64.7%	-2.7 pts	123,443	64.7% visual scale
2011	17,718	71.6%	+2.5 pts	113,682	71.6% visual scale
2012	17,009	73.4%	+2.1 pts	105,254	73.4% visual scale
2013	15,876	74.7%	+1.4 pts	95,371	74.7% visual scale
2014	14,611	77.3%	+1.5 pts	87,891	77.3% visual scale
2015	11,344	78.4%	-0.3 pts	80,676	78.4% visual scale
2016	10,772	85.6%	+4.3 pts	69,980	85.6% visual scale
2017	12,749	85.9%	+1.9 pts	58,568	85.9% visual scale
2018	11,063	85.6%	-0.7 pts	49,893	85.6% visual scale
2019	8,234	88.9%	+0.5 pts	38,269	88.9% visual scale
2020	6,272	90.5%	+0.6 pts	29,936	90.5% visual scale
2021	1,702	91.1%	+0.6 pts	30,851	91.1% visual scale

Same-vehicle follow-up

The defect groups above are a single-year count. The prognosis registry follows the same vehicle_id into the next MOT year. The extracts do not record the repair, a turbo part number, or a gearbox type.

Suspension: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Tyres: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Brakes: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Body, chassis, structure: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Noise, emissions and leaks: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold

On this model, these certificate lines have a published follow-up (cohort at least 200 cars):

Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive — 243 cars · 7.0% failed the same item the next year
Brake pads wearing thin — 4,478 cars · 5.2% failed the same item the next year
Condition has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords — 451 cars · 5.1% failed the same item the next year
Pins and bushes pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement — 6,655 cars · 4.8% failed the same item the next year
Flexible brake hoses slightly deteriorated — 255 cars · 4.3% failed the same item the next year

Check a specific Touran before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Volkswagen models

Golf77.8% pass rate · 782,869 tests Polo71.4% pass rate · 577,151 tests Transporter70.7% pass rate · 269,178 tests Tiguan81.4% pass rate · 184,098 tests Passat75.3% pass rate · 166,958 tests Caddy73.4% pass rate · 139,412 tests Up84.1% pass rate · 121,528 tests T-Roc92.0% pass rate · 55,178 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Volkswagen Touran?

In 2025, 73.2% of 67,815 first MOT tests on the Volkswagen Touran were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Touran fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is suspension (33.4% of its recorded defects), followed by tyres.

Is the Volkswagen Touran reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 73.2% it performs below the national average at a median age of 13 years and 106,499 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Before you agree to the work

A fault or an advisory is a quote waiting to happen. These pages set out what a garage has to tell you, what a comparable written quote should include, and what you can do if the bill is not what you agreed.

Estimates, quotes and extra work — what a price has to cover, and when a garage may charge more than it first said.
What a diagnostic test costs — what the fee should include, and when it should come off the repair.
Tools — when to buy and when to skip — how to choose a diagnostic tool, and when a garage visit is cheaper than owning one.
Choosing a garage you can check — what to verify before you hand over the keys.
Your rights after a car repair — what to do when the work is not right, and how to put it in writing.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.