Volkswagen Touareg MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Volkswagen Touareg MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Volkswagen Touareg passed on its first attempt in 79.0%, and its overall record sits +1.3 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Volkswagen Touareg in the 2023–2025 data: 121,838 tests across 20 model years (2003–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Volkswagen Touareg MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Volkswagen Touareg, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Volkswagen Touareg's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Volkswagen Touareg DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Volkswagen Touareg, each with how many of the model's 121,838 tests it was noted on.

• "Coil spring fractured or broken" (Major) — noted on about 6,847 Volkswagen Touareg tests, 5.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 3,892 Volkswagen Touareg tests, 3.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rear fog lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 2,706 Volkswagen Touareg tests, 2.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 2,615 Volkswagen Touareg tests, 2.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Major) — noted on about 1,160 Volkswagen Touareg tests, 1.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 1,093 Volkswagen Touareg tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Volkswagen Touareg Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Volkswagen Touareg model year on record is 2022 (94.2% across 121 tests), and the weakest is 2005 (75.6%). The gap between them is 18.6 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Volkswagen Touareg reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 2.1 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Volkswagen Touareg Owners

These checks follow this Volkswagen Touareg's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Volkswagen Touareg.

• the coil springs — “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.

• the windscreen — “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.

• the lights — “rear fog lamp not working”

  Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Volkswagen Touareg. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Volkswagen Touareg MOT & Reliability