# Volkswagen Touareg MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Volkswagen Touareg passes its MOT first time 77% of the time, from 36,809 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 77%
- MOT tests analysed: 36,809 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 38,634 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | Diesel | 99 (few mots) | 90% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 655 | 92% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 350 | 91% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 26 (few mots) | 92% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 1,688 | 91% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 243 | 93% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 33 (few mots) | 82% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 1,589 | 91% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 344 | 93% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 2,732 | 84% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 126 | 88% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 1,550 | 84% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 3,259 | 76% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 3,816 | 79% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 4,094 | 77% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 2,994 | 78% |
| 2014 | Hybrid | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 2,257 | 79% |
| 2013 | Hybrid | 7 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 1,769 | 76% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 12 (very few mots) | 92% |
| 2012 | Hybrid | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 2012 | Other | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 1,578 | 73% |
| 2011 | Hybrid | 18 (very few mots) | 72% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 18 (very few mots) | 72% |
| 2011 | Electric | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 676 | 68% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2010 | Hybrid | 7 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2010 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 996 | 64% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 10 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 1,207 | 63% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 19 (very few mots) | 68% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 1,636 | 64% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 44 (few mots) | 71% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 1,331 | 63% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 37 (few mots) | 76% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 872 | 66% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 46 (few mots) | 63% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 365 | 65% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 116 | 63% |
| 2004 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2004 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 83 (few mots) | 55% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 63 (few mots) | 73% |
| 2003 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |

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