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Volkswagen ARTEON - 2018

98.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2018 is 123.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen ARTEON, model year 2018. Sample size: 2,327 cars, 5,395 tests and 5,298 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 2,327 cars

The 2018 Volkswagen Arteon shows a lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 98 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 18% better than the average of 120 defects per 100 vehicles. Notably, the Arteon excels in several categories, particularly steering, visibility, lights and electrics, body structure, and equipment, where it has significantly fewer issues than average. However, as mileage increases, the defect rate for the Arteon rises, especially beyond 124,000 miles, indicating a trend toward more defects with higher mileage. Overall, the Arteon stands out positively, reflecting strong reliability in key areas compared to its peers.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 2,327 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 20.1% better
55.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 100.0% better
0.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.0 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 52.5% better
6.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.9 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • An obstruction: materially affecting the driver’s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible
Lights & Electrics
▲ 75.6% better
4.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.6 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A direction indicator: lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 4.7% better
120.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 126.7 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 88.2% better
0.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
  • Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Any part of an LPG/CNG/LNG or hydrogen system defective
Equipment
▲ 40.9% better
1.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.2 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▼ 11.4% worse
7.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 307 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,403
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 627
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 583
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 463
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 458
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 192
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 129
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 117
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 114
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 113

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 192
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 114
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 113
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 95
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 72
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 44
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 35
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 29
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 15
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 14