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Volkswagen SCIROCCO - 2018

117.1 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 SCIROCCO, model year 2018. Sample size: 736 cars, 1,745 tests and 2,043 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 736 cars

The 2018 Volkswagen Scirocco has an overall defect rate of 117 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly better than the average of 120 per 100. This model shows a notable strength in categories such as Steering, where it has significantly fewer defects compared to the average, and also performs well in Lights & Electrics and Body/Structure. However, it does experience a higher incidence of issues in the Equipment category, surpassing the average defect rate for that area. Mileage trends indicate that defects increase with distance driven, particularly in the highest mileage group, but overall, the Scirocco maintains a competitive performance against its peers.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 736 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 8.6% better
62.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 80.0% better
1.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.0 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • EPS MIL indicating a system malfunction
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Track rod or drag link ends seriously misaligned
Visibility
▼ 10.8% worse
15.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.9 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • An obstruction: within the driver’s field of view that materially affects his view in front or to the sides outside the swept area of windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 43.8% better
9.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.6 / 100 tests
  • Lamp: emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
  • A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 6.7% worse
135.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 126.7 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▲ 66.7% better
1.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
  • Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
  • Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▼ 18.2% worse
2.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.2 / 100 tests
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • Audible warning:
  • A seat belt:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 22.9% better
5.4 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
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Exhaust noise levels in excess of those permitted

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 340 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: 379
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 301
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 236
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 183
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 107
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 68
A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 60
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 50
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 49
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 44

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 68
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 38
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 23
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 16
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 13
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 13
A wheel: with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 9
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 8