2014 Volkswagen Touareg MOT pass rate

2014
typical 92,840 mi

Pass rate

84.5%

Around average — 4.3 pts ahead of the 80.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.

Across 10,743 recorded tests.

Typical repair bill £36–£88

Most common fault

Tyres

28.7% of faults · 19.8% nationally

mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.

Part only £55–£85 for Tread depth below 1.6 mm. What fitting it takes →

2.1 pts down across model years — 6.6% in 2004, 4.5% in 2020.

Every failure, with what it costs →

Which year to buy

Best 2022 94.2% pass
Avoid 2005 75.6% pass

Across the 20 years on record, a spread of 18.6 points. See every year →

First-attempt pass: 81.9%
Typical mileage: 93k mi

The 2014 Volkswagen Touareg MOT pass rate is 84.5% of its MOT tests — 4.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 28.7% of what testers record.

Check your postcode

MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Volkswagen Touareg does in your corner of the country.

How one model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Expert verdict

Tyres: 1.5× the national share

Tyres make up 28.7% of everything recorded on the 2014 Volkswagen Touareg, against 19.8% nationally — 8.9 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.

Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 80.2% and this one manages 84.5% — 4.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
When it fails, it costs. Only 14% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.

Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out

How does the 2014 Volkswagen Touareg compare?

Cars of this age and mileage average 80.2%, so this figure is 4.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 81.9%. The median 2014 Volkswagen Touareg in this dataset had covered 92,840 mi.

Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 84.4% of the time, April–September 84.5%.

The single most recorded failure item is "Coil spring fractured or broken", noted on 6.74% of tests.

10,743 recorded tests behind this page.
84.5% overall pass rate, 81.9% on a first attempt.
Across every year of the Volkswagen Touareg, the average is 82.3% — best year 2022 (94.2%), worst 2005 (75.6%).

Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.

This page's data

Tests analysed: 10,743
Typical mileage (median): 92,840 mi
Make and model: Volkswagen Touareg
Updated: 2026-11-05

Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.

Top part to budget for

Coil Spring

Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.

Does mileage affect the Touareg MOT pass rate?

0-30k 95.1%

30-60k 88.6%

60-90k 85.5%

90-120k 83.3%

120k+ 82.1%

Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 74% so small gaps stay visible.

Regional pass rates for the Touareg

Region	Tests	Pass rate
South East	1,799	87.5%
North West	1,400	84.9%
East of England	1,207	85.5%
Yorkshire	1,133	83.1%
South West	1,108	85.1%
West Midlands	1,089	84.7%
Scotland	992	76.7%
East Midlands	855	86.1%
Wales	555	84.3%
North East	434	81.6%
London	170	90.6%

Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.

What fails a 2014 Touareg

Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.

Tyres 28.7%

+8.9 pts vs national national 19.8% Compare tyre prices

Brakes 25.4%

+4.5 pts vs national national 20.9% Price brakes parts

Suspension 15.3%

−5.7 pts vs national national 21.0% Price suspension parts

Lamps & electrics 7.0%

−5.2 pts vs national national 12.2% Order bulbs & wipers

Show the other 6 fault categories

Advisories 6.5%
Emissions & leaks 5.8%
Visibility 5.6%
Identification 1.8%
Body & chassis 1.4%
Steering 1.3%

Shares are of every item recorded on 2014 Volkswagen Touareg tests — a composition, so they add to 100% across all sections, not per test.

A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.

Before your test

Three checks worth doing on a 2014 Touareg

These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.

Check the coil springs 6.7% of tests

“coil spring fractured or broken”

Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
Check the windscreen 2.8% of tests

“windscreen damaged”

Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
Check the tyre tread 1.2% of tests

“tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”

Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.

Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.

What it costs to get a 2014 Touareg through its MOT

Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £36–£88 — and 14% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.

Average repair across the 10 common items: £36–£88
Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working: £3–£15
Dearest common item: windscreen damaged: £80–£200
Common items a careful owner can do at home: 90%
Repairs that still cost under £30: 14%

Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 10,743 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →

Every year of the Touareg, side by side

20 model years on record, from 2003 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 75.6% to 94.2% — a spread of 18.6 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.

2003 76.5% windscreen damaged but not…
2004 76.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
2005 75.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
2006 76.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
2007 76.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
2008 76.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
2009 77.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
2010 77.9% coil spring fractured or broken
2011 81.1% coil spring fractured or broken
2012 83.1% coil spring fractured or broken
2013 83.4% coil spring fractured or broken
2014 84.5%
coil spring fractured or broken
2015 82.7% rear fog lamp not working
2016 83.9% rear fog lamp not working
2017 82.8% rear fog lamp not working
2018 88.2% coil spring fractured or broken
2019 89.0% coil spring fractured or broken
2020 92.8% windscreen damaged but not…
2021 92.3% has a cut in excess of the…
2022 94.2% windscreen damaged but not…

Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.

Compare the 2014 Volkswagen Touareg with another year

The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.

Compare 2014 with another year →

Compare two different cars instead →

Other 2014 cars with a similar record

Closest pass rates among 2014 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.

The full DVSA record for the 2014 Volkswagen Touareg 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold

Every inspection category

Shares of the 9,964 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.

Category	Items	This car	Nationally	Difference
Tyres	2,895	28.70%	19.76%	+8.94
Brakes	2,561	25.40%	20.89%	+4.51
Suspension	1,544	15.30%	20.98%	−5.68
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	706	7.00%	12.21%	−5.21
Non-component advisories	653	6.50%	4.18%	+2.32
Noise, emissions and leaks	585	5.80%	5.52%	+0.28
Visibility	568	5.60%	4.97%	+0.63
Identification of the vehicle	184	1.80%	1.76%	+0.04
Body, chassis, structure	137	1.40%	5.57%	−4.17
Steering	131	1.30%	2.57%	−1.27

The exact failure items, in the tester's words

Share of the 10,743 tests on this vehicle that recorded each item
Recorded item	Severity	Tests	Est. cost	Part
Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension	Major	6.7%	£25–65	Coil Spring →
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility	Minor	2.8%	£80–200	Windscreen →
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres	Major	1.2%	£45–95	Tyres →
Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	Major	1.0%	£45–95	Tyres →
Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	Major	0.96%	£3–15	Bulb →
Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes	Major	0.74%	£18–45	Brake Pads Set →
Headlamp levelling device inoperative Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	Major	0.65%	£5–25	Headlight Bulb →
Wipers blade defective Visibility	Minor	0.60%	£8–22	Wiper Blade →
Has ply or cords exposed Tyres	Major	0.55%	£45–95	Tyres →
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Tyres	Major	0.47%	£45–95	Tyres →

Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.

What testers noted without failing the car

Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.

Items recorded as advisory on this vehicle
Recorded item	Severity	Tests	Est. cost
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres	Advisory	16.6%	£45–95
Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes	Advisory	11.1%	£18–45
Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes	Advisory	5.3%	£45–110
Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks	Advisory	4.4%	£200–700
Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension	Advisory	3.4%	£40–150
Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories	Advisory	3.3%	£20–80

Pass rate by mileage

Mileage	Tests	Pass rate	Median odometer
0-30k	61	95.1%	21,542 mi
30-60k	1,045	88.6%	49,514 mi
60-90k	3,812	85.5%	76,704 mi
90-120k	3,966	83.3%	103,553 mi
120k+	1,854	82.1%	139,547 mi

Source: 10,743 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.

2014 Touareg MOT questions

What is the MOT pass rate for a 2014 Volkswagen Touareg?

84.5% of the 10,743 2014 Volkswagen Touareg tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 80.2% for cars first used in 2014. First-attempt pass rate: 81.9%.

What are the most common MOT failures on a 2014 Volkswagen Touareg?

The three most recorded items are coil spring fractured or broken (6.74%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (2.84%), tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.16%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.

Does mileage affect the 2014 Volkswagen Touareg MOT pass rate?

Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 95.1% of the time, falling to 82.1% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2014 Volkswagen Touareg in this dataset had covered 92,840 mi.

Does the season affect the 2014 Volkswagen Touareg MOT pass rate?

Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 84.4% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 84.5%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.