64,119 tests in 2025
Volkswagen Touran reliability and MOT pass rate
73.1% passed first time. The 26.9% fail rate is 4.3 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 13 years old with 107,333 miles.
Pass rate
73.1%
22.6% of all cars failed; 26.9% of these did.
Fixed on the day
5.5%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
107,333 mi
13 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 3,289 | 9.3% |
| 6-9 years | 13,409 | 14.2% |
| 10-13 years | 18,488 | 25.8% |
| 14+ years | 28,891 | 35.5% |
What the Touran 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.
- Suspension417 dangerous51.8%
- Tyres6,165 dangerous31%
- Brakes1,936 dangerous25.6%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment35 dangerous23.4%
- Body, chassis, structure70 dangerous16.7%
- Noise, emissions and leaks24 dangerous12.9%
- Visibility8 dangerous10.8%
- Steering28 dangerous6.3%
Is the Touran getting worse?
The fail rate fell 0.4 points to 27% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years. Ageing alone would predict about 4.1 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 80,935 | 11 | 27.4% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 78,271 | 12 | 27.7% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 65,580 | 13 | 27.1% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 63,800 | 13 | 27% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Touran 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 Touran in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Coil spring: fractured or broken2,284 tests
- 2Condition: has ply or cords exposed2,146 tests
- 3Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn1,932 tests
- 4Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt1,897 tests
- 5Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt1,866 tests
- 6Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm1,726 tests
- 7Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick1,280 tests
- 8Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt1,229 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Touran collects 3.1 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 1.6mm15,178 tests
- 2Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn10,775 tests
- 3Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened7,252 tests
- 4Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick5,833 tests
- 5Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak4,947 tests
- 6Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine4,790 tests
- 7Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure4,572 tests
- 8Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened4,395 tests
Questions
What is the Volkswagen Touran MOT pass rate?
73.1% of the 64,119 Volkswagen Touran first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 26.9% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 5.5% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Volkswagen Touran usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Coil spring: fractured or broken", recorded on 2,284 failed tests, followed by "Condition: has ply or cords exposed" and "Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn". By section, suspension appears in 51.8% of failures, tyres appears in 31% of failures, brakes appears in 25.6% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 9.3%; at 14+ years it was 35.5%. The median Volkswagen Touran tested in 2025 was 13 years old with 107,333 miles.
Is the Volkswagen Touran getting less reliable?
The fail rate fell 0.4 points to 27% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years. Ageing alone would predict about 4.1 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
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 Touran 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 14 safety recalls naming the Volkswagen Touran: Volkswagen Touran recalls.
Other Volkswagen models
Checking a particular Touran?
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