Tyre cords exposed on the Volkswagen Touran

Tyre cords exposed on the Volkswagen Touran is recorded on 4,852 tests — 1.8% of all its MOT tests, against 0.8% across every car in the data. That is 2.3× the national share.

Is this unusual for this model?

Compared with	What it says
Every car in the data	0.8% of tests record it — this model is 2.3× that share
The 343 models compared	14 of 343, highest first
The model's own record	272,345 tests · every year of the Touran →

A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Volkswagen Touran tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.

Year by year

In 2004, 0.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2021, 0.5%. The share has fallen 0.4 points over that time. Worst year 2010 at 1.1%; best 2019 at 0.5%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2004	143	15,044	0.9%
2005	198	23,440	0.8%
2006	312	32,098	1.0%
2007	457	43,798	1.0%
2008	397	39,790	1.0%
2009	445	41,814	1.1%
2010	449	39,296	1.1%
2011	425	45,080	0.9%
2012	445	42,788	1.0%
2013	387	39,564	1.0%
2014	356	35,772	1.0%
2015	239	27,506	0.9%
2016	132	24,582	0.5%
2017	141	28,886	0.5%
2018	130	25,176	0.5%
2019	87	18,250	0.5%
2020	64	7,183	0.9%
2021	24	4,514	0.5%

Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.

What it costs

A typical UK repair for this item is £45–£95 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →

Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.

Where this sits

Tyre cords exposed: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
Volkswagen Touran MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
Every Volkswagen model →