85,585 tests in 2025
Volkswagen T-Roc reliability and MOT pass rate
92.7% passed first time. The 7.3% fail rate is 15.3 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 5 years old with 35,357 miles.
Pass rate
92.7%
22.6% of all cars failed; 7.3% of these did.
Fixed on the day
2%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
35,357 mi
5 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 50,464 | 6.8% |
| 6-9 years | 33,761 | 8.2% |
| 10-13 years | 0 | — |
| 14+ years | 0 | — |
What the T-Roc fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Tyres2,664 dangerous53.8%
- Brakes1,384 dangerous24.2%
- Visibility2 dangerous10%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment5 dangerous7.1%
- Noise, emissions and leaks1 dangerous6.3%
- Suspension7 dangerous5.9%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems5.8%
- Body, chassis, structure8 dangerous1.3%
Is the T-Roc getting worse?
The fail rate rose 1.4 points to 7.5% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 38,245 | 3 | 6.1% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 52,112 | — | 6.8% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 58,897 | — | 7.1% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 67,944 | — | 7.5% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical T-Roc at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a T-Roc in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords1,374 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm1,180 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick1,096 tests
- 4Condition: has ply or cords exposed385 tests
- 5Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively348 tests
- 6Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction315 tests
- 7Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak260 tests
- 8Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure231 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical T-Roc collects 2.08 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm9,968 tests
- 2Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick9,146 tests
- 3Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure8,260 tests
- 4Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened4,212 tests
- 5Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt2,902 tests
- 6Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak2,402 tests
- 7Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre2,056 tests
- 8Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords1,712 tests
Questions
What is the Volkswagen T-Roc MOT pass rate?
92.7% of the 85,585 Volkswagen T-Roc first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 7.3% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 2% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Volkswagen T-Roc usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords", recorded on 1,374 failed tests, followed by "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" and "Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick". By section, tyres appears in 53.8% of failures, brakes appears in 24.2% of failures, visibility appears in 10% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 6.8%; at 6-9 years it was 8.2%. The median Volkswagen T-Roc tested in 2025 was 5 years old with 35,357 miles.
Is the Volkswagen T-Roc getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 1.4 points to 7.5% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every T-Roc trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 7 safety recalls naming the Volkswagen T-Roc: Volkswagen T-Roc recalls.
Other Volkswagen models
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