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Volkswagen Touareg
MOT 2023
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Volkswagen

Touareg

42,941 MOT tests analysed. lands in the middle of the pack — here's where Touaregs pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 3.0 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

78.7%

Pass-after-fix

3.3%

Fail

17.4%

Avg miles

92,115

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

The picture

Touareg: middle-of-the-pack on first-time pass

Across 42,941 MOT tests, the Touareg returns 78.7% first-time pass — roughly in line with the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a broken or weak spring. Windscreen damage and tyre tread under the limit round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 92,115, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened

    2,702 occurrences · 6.3% of tests

  2. 02

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    1,313 occurrences · 3.1% of tests

  3. 03

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    1,136 occurrences · 2.6% of tests

  4. 04

    An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    1,056 occurrences · 2.5% of tests

  5. 05

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    973 occurrences · 2.3% of tests

  6. 06

    A tyre seriously damaged

    578 occurrences · 1.3% of tests

  7. 07

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    568 occurrences · 1.3% of tests

  8. 08

    A tyre cords visible or damaged

    488 occurrences · 1.1% of tests

  9. 09

    Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective

    460 occurrences · 1.1% of tests

  10. 10

    A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    365 occurrences · 0.9% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 3 failures

£148–£370

If every one of this Touareg's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

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Buying or keeping a Touareg?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Touareg and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.