5,508 tests in 2025
Volkswagen Taigo reliability and MOT pass rate
90.3% passed first time. The 9.7% fail rate is 12.9 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 3 years old with 22,344 miles.
Pass rate
90.3%
22.6% of all cars failed; 9.7% of these did.
Fixed on the day
1.4%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
22,344 mi
3 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 5,083 | 9.8% |
| 6-9 years | 0 | — |
| 10-13 years | 0 | — |
| 14+ years | 0 | — |
What the Taigo 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.
- Tyres152 dangerous42.8%
- Brakes172 dangerous30.7%
- Visibility15.9%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems13.6%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment6.7%
- Suspension2 dangerous6.7%
- Noise, emissions and leaks2.8%
- Identification of the vehicle1.9%
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Taigo in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick125 tests
- 2Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords107 tests
- 3Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm54 tests
- 4Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively45 tests
- 5Condition: has ply or cords exposed40 tests
- 6Condition: not functioning as intended37 tests
- 7Condition: buckle not functioning as intended23 tests
- 8Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn21 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Taigo collects 2.04 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.
- 1Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick572 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm560 tests
- 3Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened316 tests
- 4Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure298 tests
- 5Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt182 tests
- 6Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre125 tests
- 7Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm103 tests
- 8Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords98 tests
Questions
What is the Volkswagen Taigo MOT pass rate?
90.3% of the 5,508 Volkswagen Taigo first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 9.7% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 1.4% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Volkswagen Taigo usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick", recorded on 125 failed tests, followed by "Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" and "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm". By section, tyres appears in 42.8% of failures, brakes appears in 30.7% of failures, visibility appears in 15.9% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 9.8%; at 3-5 years it was 9.8%. The median Volkswagen Taigo tested in 2025 was 3 years old with 22,344 miles.
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 Taigo trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
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