2004 Volkswagen Touran MOT pass rate: 61.4% (5,708 tests)

2004-registered Volkswagen Tourans passed 61.4% of 5,708 MOT tests in 2023–2025 — 2.9 points worse than same-age cars (64.3%). This is one of the lower-scoring Touran years after correcting for vehicle age — inspect the individual car carefully.

61.4%Pass rate, 2004 cars

97.1Age-adjusted index (100 = average)

5,708Tests analysed

148,334 miMedian mileage at test

62.7% / 61.1%Petrol vs diesel pass rate

Is the 2004 Touran getting worse?

Pass rate of 2004-registered cars across recent test years:

Test year	Pass rate
2023	61.8% -2.1 vs same-age
2024	60.7% -3.3 vs same-age
2025	61.6% -3.7 vs same-age

The raw rate normally falls as cars age. The “vs same-age” figure compares this cohort with all UK cars registered in the same year, so normal ageing is not mistaken for a bad model year.

What fails on a 2004 Touran

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Suspension	1,993	23.9%
2	Brakes	1,420	17.0%
3	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	1,412	16.9%
4	Tyres	777	9.3%
5	Noise, emissions and leaks	714	8.5%
6	Body, chassis, structure	680	8.1%

All Touran years compared

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

Weighing up which year to buy? See the full ranking: Volkswagen Touran years to avoid.

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FAQs

Is a 2004 Volkswagen Touran reliable?

2004-registered examples passed 61.4% of their MOT tests (5,708 tests, 2023–2025), -2.9 points versus all UK cars registered in the same year. At roughly 22 years old with a median 148,334 miles, condition now varies car by car — always check the individual MOT history.

What mileage is too high for a 2004 Touran?

The median tested example shows 148,334 miles. Anything far beyond that isn't automatically bad — a motorway-mile car with consistent service records often beats a low-mileage school-run car — but price accordingly and scrutinise the mileage trail for gaps or drops.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023–2025 extracts (96 million Class 4 initial tests; retests excluded). Only vehicles old enough for a routine first MOT are included. Age-adjusted figures compare the model-year cohort with all vehicles of the same registration year tested in the same calendar year. Contains public sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.