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Volkswagen SCIROCCO - 2012

232.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen SCIROCCO, model year 2012. Sample size: 4,880 cars, 11,723 tests and 27,204 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 4,880 cars

The 2012 Volkswagen Scirocco has an overall defect rate of 232 per 100 vehicles, which is 5.7% lower than the average for its year. The vehicle performs particularly well in categories such as steering and body structure, showing significantly fewer defects compared to other cars of the same age. In terms of mileage-related trends, defects increase with mileage, but the Scirocco’s rates remain competitive, especially in lower mileage ranges. Overall, this model presents a solid reliability profile with fewer issues in several key areas.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 4,880 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 16.7% better
86.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 84.1% better
2.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • EPS MIL indicating a system malfunction
Visibility
▲ 14.6% better
16.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 15.5% better
52.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 100 tests
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 13.0% worse
276.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 58.0% better
11.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▲ 33.9% better
4.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • Audible warning:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 33.9% better
15.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Emissions levels exceed default limits
  • 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
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 402 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: 3,674
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,197
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,065
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,604
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,562
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,330
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 848
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 641
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 633
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 525

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 466
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 425
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 421
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 397
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 381
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 254
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 181
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 173
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 171
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 154